Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Peru
Peru: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square was 0.0821 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.0821 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
down 25.4%
World rank
84th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.126 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2019
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 Peru, 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 Peru is 0.0821 metric tons per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 25.4% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Peru peaked at 0.126 metric tons per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Peru 84th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Peru, 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 | +200.0% |
| 1970 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | +166.7% |
| 1971 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | +35.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | +116.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | +53.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 metric tons per square kilometre | +41.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0003 metric tons per square kilometre | +29.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0003 metric tons per square kilometre | +28.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0004 metric tons per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0005 metric tons per square kilometre | +22.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0006 metric tons per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0009 metric tons per square kilometre | +52.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0012 metric tons per square kilometre | +33.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0016 metric tons per square kilometre | +37.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0011 metric tons per square kilometre | -30.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0026 metric tons per square kilometre | +124.5% |
| 1985 | 0.006 metric tons per square kilometre | +135.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0021 metric tons per square kilometre | -64.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0033 metric tons per square kilometre | +54.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0039 metric tons per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0038 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0041 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0054 metric tons per square kilometre | +31.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0043 metric tons per square kilometre | -19.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0038 metric tons per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0046 metric tons per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0045 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.006 metric tons per square kilometre | +33.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0062 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0056 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0069 metric tons per square kilometre | +22.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0052 metric tons per square kilometre | -24.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0059 metric tons per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 2002 | 0.009 metric tons per square kilometre | +52.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0106 metric tons per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0173 metric tons per square kilometre | +62.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0203 metric tons per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0222 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0309 metric tons per square kilometre | +39.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0337 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0346 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0695 metric tons per square kilometre | +100.9% |
| 2011 | 0.072 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0565 metric tons per square kilometre | -21.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0982 metric tons per square kilometre | +73.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0901 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0711 metric tons per square kilometre | -21.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0783 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0785 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1103 metric tons per square kilometre | +40.6% |
| 2019 | 0.126 metric tons per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1124 metric tons per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1178 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1101 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0821 metric tons per square kilometre | -25.4% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.0821 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0754 metric tons per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.0821 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0394 metric tons per square kilometre, 2.1× the median. (42 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 | 0.0003 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0006 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0027 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0009 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.006 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0051 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0038 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0069 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.019 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0052 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0346 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.085 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0565 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.126 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1056 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0821 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1178 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 81 American Samoa 0.09 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 82 Jamaica 0.0896 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 83 Dominican Republic 0.0822 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 85 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0794 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 86 Serbia 0.0786 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 87 East Timor 0.0783 metric tons per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Peru
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 35.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.07 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Peru?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Peru was 0.0821 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.126 metric tons per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Peru rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square?
- Peru ranks 84th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Peru 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.