Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Norway
Norway: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square was 4.53 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
4.53 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
12th
of 215 countries
All-time high
4.57 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2021
All-time low
0.0003 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1963
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Norway, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Norway stood at 4.53 metric tons per square kilometre.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Norway peaked at 4.57 metric tons per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1963.
Norway ranks 12th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Norway, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0025 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0005 metric tons per square kilometre | -77.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0003 metric tons per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0016 metric tons per square kilometre | +501.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0006 metric tons per square kilometre | -66.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0006 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0009 metric tons per square kilometre | +55.9% |
| 1968 | 0.001 metric tons per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0012 metric tons per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0013 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0015 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0025 metric tons per square kilometre | +74.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0032 metric tons per square kilometre | +26.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0064 metric tons per square kilometre | +98.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0069 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0095 metric tons per square kilometre | +38.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0108 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0155 metric tons per square kilometre | +43.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0202 metric tons per square kilometre | +30.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0218 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0357 metric tons per square kilometre | +63.4% |
| 1982 | 0.042 metric tons per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0622 metric tons per square kilometre | +48.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0697 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0948 metric tons per square kilometre | +36.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1352 metric tons per square kilometre | +42.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1516 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1988 | 0.2417 metric tons per square kilometre | +59.4% |
| 1989 | 0.3154 metric tons per square kilometre | +30.5% |
| 1990 | 0.4123 metric tons per square kilometre | +30.7% |
| 1991 | 0.44 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1992 | 0.3589 metric tons per square kilometre | -18.4% |
| 1993 | 0.4504 metric tons per square kilometre | +25.5% |
| 1994 | 0.5982 metric tons per square kilometre | +32.8% |
| 1995 | 0.7601 metric tons per square kilometre | +27.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8803 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 1997 | 1.01 metric tons per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1998 | 1.12 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1999 | 1.3 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 2000 | 1.35 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 1.4 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 1.51 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 1.6 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 1.74 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 1.81 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 1.95 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 2.3 metric tons per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 2008 | 2.32 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 2.63 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2010 | 2.79 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 3.13 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2012 | 3.62 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 2013 | 3.42 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 3.65 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 3.78 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 3.63 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 3.58 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 3.71 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 3.98 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 4.09 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 4.57 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2022 | 4.56 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 4.53 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.7% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 4.53 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0566 metric tons per square kilometre, 80.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Norway's 4.53 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0764 metric tons per square kilometre, 59.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Norway 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +501.0% | 0.0003 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0016 metric tons per square kilometre |
| 1962 | -77.8% | 0.0025 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0005 metric tons per square kilometre |
| 1974 | +98.5% | 0.0032 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0064 metric tons per square kilometre |
| 1965 | -66.4% | 0.0016 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0006 metric tons per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.001 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0003 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0025 metric tons per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0078 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0013 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0202 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.117 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0218 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.3154 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7334 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.3589 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.3 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.86 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.35 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.63 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.53 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.79 metric tons per square kilometre | 3.98 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.44 metric tons per square kilometre | 4.09 metric tons per square kilometre | 4.57 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 9 Singapore 5.86 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 10 North Korea 5.69 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 11 Ecuador 4.98 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 13 India 3.81 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 14 Japan 2.42 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 15 Chile 2.02 metric tons per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Norway
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3703 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3621 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7734 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3366 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Norway?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Norway was 4.53 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 4.57 metric tons per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 metric tons per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Norway rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square?
- Norway ranks 12th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Norway 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.