Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Qatar
Qatar: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square was 0.006 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.006 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
down 29.2%
World rank
161st
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.0099 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2021
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 Qatar, 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 Qatar stood at 0.006 metric tons per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 29.2% on the previous year and up 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Qatar peaked at 0.0099 metric tons per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1961.
Qatar ranks 161st 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 Qatar, 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 | — |
| 1990 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1992 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1994 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1995 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1996 | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1997 | 0.0002 metric tons per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1998 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 1999 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 2000 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 2002 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2003 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 2004 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 2005 | 0.0009 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 2006 | 0.0031 metric tons per square kilometre | +227.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0031 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0031 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0031 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0031 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0031 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0031 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0048 metric tons per square kilometre | +55.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0049 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0009 metric tons per square kilometre | -82.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0009 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0009 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0009 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0019 metric tons per square kilometre | +120.0% |
| 2020 | 0.002 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0099 metric tons per square kilometre | +399.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0085 metric tons per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 2023 | 0.006 metric tons per square kilometre | -29.2% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 0.006 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0566 metric tons per square kilometre, 11% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 0.006 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0318 metric tons per square kilometre, 19% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Qatar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +399.6% | 0.002 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0099 metric tons per square kilometre |
| 2006 | +227.3% | 0.0009 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0031 metric tons per square kilometre |
| 2019 | +120.0% | 0.0009 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0019 metric tons per square kilometre |
| 1997 | +100.0% | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0002 metric tons per square kilometre |
| 1998 | -100.0% | 0.0002 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre |
| 2002 | -100.0% | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre |
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 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0002 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0013 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0031 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0024 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0009 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0049 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0066 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.002 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0099 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 158 Guyana 0.007 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 159 Kazakhstan 0.0069 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 160 British Virgin Islands 0.0067 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 162 Papua New Guinea 0.0056 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
More reference data data for Qatar
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0059 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0397 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0493 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0493 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0071 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1746 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2166 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0017 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Qatar?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Qatar was 0.006 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 Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0099 metric tons per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Qatar rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square?
- Qatar ranks 161st out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Qatar 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.