Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Philippines
Philippines: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square was 8 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Philippines, 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 Philippines stood at 8 metric tons per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Philippines peaked at 8.75 metric tons per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.2064 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1961.
Philippines ranks 8th 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 Philippines, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2064 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2089 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.2115 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.2142 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.22 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.2224 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.2242 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.3354 metric tons per square kilometre | +49.6% |
| 1969 | 0.3328 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.3408 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.3544 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 0.3602 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.3721 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 0.4697 metric tons per square kilometre | +26.2% |
| 1975 | 0.4476 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1976 | 0.4807 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1977 | 0.5442 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1978 | 0.7492 metric tons per square kilometre | +37.7% |
| 1979 | 0.8736 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 1980 | 1.12 metric tons per square kilometre | +27.7% |
| 1981 | 1.18 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 1.37 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1983 | 1.58 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1984 | 1.6 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 1.66 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 1.58 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1987 | 1.88 metric tons per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 1988 | 2.01 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1989 | 2.11 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 2.25 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1991 | 2.32 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 2.47 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1993 | 2.66 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1994 | 2.91 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1995 | 3.15 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1996 | 3.38 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1997 | 3.3 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 3.35 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 3.52 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 3.69 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 4.09 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2002 | 4.49 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2003 | 4.86 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 5.76 metric tons per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 2005 | 6.36 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 7.02 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2007 | 7.43 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 8.07 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 8.31 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 8.54 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 8.75 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 8.53 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 7.96 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 7.84 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 7.88 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 7.38 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 7.51 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 7.73 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 7.91 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 7.79 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 7.53 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 7.88 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 8 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.5% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 8 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0754 metric tons per square kilometre, 106.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 8 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1481 metric tons per square kilometre, 54.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Philippines 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +49.6% | 0.2242 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.3354 metric tons per square kilometre |
| 1978 | +37.7% | 0.5442 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.7492 metric tons per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2418 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2064 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.3354 metric tons per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4992 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.3408 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.8736 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.61 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.12 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.11 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.93 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.25 metric tons per square kilometre | 3.52 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.01 metric tons per square kilometre | 3.69 metric tons per square kilometre | 8.31 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 8 metric tons per square kilometre | 7.38 metric tons per square kilometre | 8.75 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.8 metric tons per square kilometre | 7.53 metric tons per square kilometre | 8 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 5 Vietnam 17.23 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 6 China 8.34 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 7 Indonesia 8.12 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 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
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 12.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 7.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 10.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 67.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 7.76 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Philippines?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Philippines was 8 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 Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 8.75 metric tons per square kilometre in 2011.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2064 metric tons per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Philippines rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square?
- Philippines ranks 8th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Philippines 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.