Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Nigeria
Nigeria: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square was 0.2842 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.2842 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
55th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.3478 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2015
All-time low
0.0024 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Nigeria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Nigeria is 0.2842 metric tons per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Nigeria peaked at 0.3478 metric tons per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0024 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1961.
Nigeria ranks 55th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0024 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0026 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0028 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1964 | 0.003 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0032 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0034 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0036 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0038 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1969 | 0.004 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0042 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0044 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0046 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0048 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0051 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0053 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0056 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0059 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0061 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0063 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0066 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0069 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0072 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0075 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0072 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0087 metric tons per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 1986 | 0.006 metric tons per square kilometre | -30.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0066 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0117 metric tons per square kilometre | +77.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0284 metric tons per square kilometre | +143.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0081 metric tons per square kilometre | -71.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0169 metric tons per square kilometre | +109.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0188 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0188 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0165 metric tons per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0182 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0214 metric tons per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0267 metric tons per square kilometre | +24.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0225 metric tons per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0239 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0282 metric tons per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0268 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0337 metric tons per square kilometre | +25.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0337 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0483 metric tons per square kilometre | +43.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0619 metric tons per square kilometre | +28.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0929 metric tons per square kilometre | +50.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0934 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1572 metric tons per square kilometre | +68.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1678 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2202 metric tons per square kilometre | +31.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2428 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2788 metric tons per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 2013 | 0.306 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3439 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3478 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3368 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3252 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3199 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3179 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2874 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3027 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2845 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2842 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.1% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.2842 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0663 metric tons per square kilometre, 4.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.2842 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0078 metric tons per square kilometre, 36.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Nigeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +143.1% | 0.0117 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0284 metric tons per square kilometre |
| 1991 | +109.1% | 0.0081 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0169 metric tons per square kilometre |
| 1990 | -71.6% | 0.0284 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0081 metric tons per square kilometre |
| 1988 | +77.1% | 0.0066 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0117 metric tons per square kilometre |
| 2008 | +68.3% | 0.0934 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1572 metric tons per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0032 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0024 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.004 metric tons per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0052 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0042 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0063 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0097 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.006 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0284 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0192 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0081 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0267 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0744 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0268 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1678 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3039 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2202 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.3478 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2897 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2842 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.3027 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 52 Costa Rica 0.3225 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 53 Brunei 0.3208 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 54 Rwanda 0.3041 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 56 Saint Lucia 0.2579 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 57 Solomon Islands 0.2511 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 58 Portugal 0.245 metric tons per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Nigeria
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 19.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 81.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 121.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 14.27 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Nigeria?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Nigeria was 0.2842 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3478 metric tons per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0024 metric tons per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Nigeria rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square?
- Nigeria ranks 55th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.