Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square was 0.0056 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.0056 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
162nd
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.0081 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2015
All-time low
0 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Papua New Guinea, 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 Papua New Guinea is 0.0056 metric tons per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and down 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0081 metric tons per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Papua New Guinea 162nd out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1963 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1964 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1965 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1967 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1968 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1969 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1970 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1972 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1973 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1974 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1975 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1976 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1977 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1978 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1979 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1980 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1981 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1982 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1983 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1984 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1985 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1986 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1987 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1988 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1990 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1991 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | +57.1% |
| 1992 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | +36.4% |
| 1994 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | +53.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | +65.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 metric tons per square kilometre | +86.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 metric tons per square kilometre | +47.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0005 metric tons per square kilometre | +34.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0005 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0006 metric tons per square kilometre | +36.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0007 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.001 metric tons per square kilometre | +45.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0011 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0015 metric tons per square kilometre | +40.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0019 metric tons per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0025 metric tons per square kilometre | +33.5% |
| 2009 | 0.003 metric tons per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0037 metric tons per square kilometre | +23.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0041 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0067 metric tons per square kilometre | +61.7% |
| 2013 | 0.008 metric tons per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 2014 | 0.008 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0081 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0081 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0071 metric tons per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0055 metric tons per square kilometre | -22.8% |
| 2019 | 0.005 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0051 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0052 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0054 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0056 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.7% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0056 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0663 metric tons per square kilometre, 9% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0056 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1481 metric tons per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0003 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0013 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0005 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.003 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0064 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0037 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0081 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0053 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0051 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0056 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 159 Kazakhstan 0.0069 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 160 British Virgin Islands 0.0067 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 161 Qatar 0.006 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 163 Gambia 0.0056 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 164 Morocco 0.0053 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 165 Congo 0.0049 metric tons per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Papua New Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0498 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6846 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5295 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2811 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0038 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Papua New Guinea?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Papua New Guinea was 0.0056 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0081 metric tons per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 162nd out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.