Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Romania
Romania: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square was 0.049 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.049 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
106th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.22 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1988
All-time low
0.0317 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2005
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Romania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
Romania recorded 0.049 metric tons per square kilometre for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in 2023.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Romania peaked at 0.22 metric tons per square kilometre in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.0317 metric tons per square kilometre, in 2005.
That places Romania 106th 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 Romania, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0625 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0595 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0586 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0608 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0601 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0621 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0777 metric tons per square kilometre | +25.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0625 metric tons per square kilometre | -19.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0669 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0818 metric tons per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0955 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1246 metric tons per square kilometre | +30.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1209 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1456 metric tons per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1403 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1623 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1526 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1534 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.15 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1505 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1694 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1895 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1399 metric tons per square kilometre | -26.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1959 metric tons per square kilometre | +40.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1841 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2064 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1745 metric tons per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 1988 | 0.22 metric tons per square kilometre | +26.1% |
| 1989 | 0.2061 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1524 metric tons per square kilometre | -26.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1287 metric tons per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1073 metric tons per square kilometre | -16.6% |
| 1993 | 0.092 metric tons per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0889 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0864 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0606 metric tons per square kilometre | -29.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0487 metric tons per square kilometre | -19.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0419 metric tons per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0392 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0423 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0471 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0402 metric tons per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0393 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0354 metric tons per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0317 metric tons per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0352 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0449 metric tons per square kilometre | +27.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0545 metric tons per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0571 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 0.039 metric tons per square kilometre | -31.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0363 metric tons per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0435 metric tons per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0441 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0464 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0479 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0546 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0556 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0535 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0558 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0538 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0509 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0487 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 0.049 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.5% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 0.049 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0566 metric tons per square kilometre, 87% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Romania's 0.049 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0764 metric tons per square kilometre, 64% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0634 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0586 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0777 metric tons per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1327 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0818 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1623 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1836 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1399 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.22 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0846 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0392 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1524 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0428 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0317 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0571 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0477 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0363 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0558 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0506 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0487 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0538 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 103 Paraguay 0.0509 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 104 Malawi 0.0507 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 105 Finland 0.0499 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 107 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0455 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 108 Maldives 0.0436 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 109 Iraq 0.0422 metric tons per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Romania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.59 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.689 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.59 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.75 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Romania?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Romania was 0.049 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 Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.22 metric tons per square kilometre in 1988.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0317 metric tons per square kilometre in 2005.
- How does Romania rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square?
- Romania ranks 106th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Romania 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.