Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Rwanda
Rwanda: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square was 0.3041 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Rwanda, 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 Rwanda is 0.3041 metric tons per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 17.2% on the previous year and up 543.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Rwanda peaked at 0.3041 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Rwanda 54th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 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 Rwanda, 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 | 0.0007 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1979 | 0.0008 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0009 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0011 metric tons per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0012 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0015 metric tons per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0016 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0016 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0025 metric tons per square kilometre | +56.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0026 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0015 metric tons per square kilometre | -40.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0018 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0066 metric tons per square kilometre | +272.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0024 metric tons per square kilometre | -64.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0021 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0021 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0024 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0032 metric tons per square kilometre | +31.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0041 metric tons per square kilometre | +26.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0048 metric tons per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0052 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0122 metric tons per square kilometre | +134.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0109 metric tons per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0176 metric tons per square kilometre | +61.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0248 metric tons per square kilometre | +40.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0416 metric tons per square kilometre | +67.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0156 metric tons per square kilometre | -62.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0014 metric tons per square kilometre | -91.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0012 metric tons per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0024 metric tons per square kilometre | +99.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0024 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0024 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0041 metric tons per square kilometre | +66.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0108 metric tons per square kilometre | +164.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0205 metric tons per square kilometre | +90.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0472 metric tons per square kilometre | +130.3% |
| 2014 | 0.061 metric tons per square kilometre | +29.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0658 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0641 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1362 metric tons per square kilometre | +112.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1443 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1561 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1998 metric tons per square kilometre | +27.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2352 metric tons per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2595 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3041 metric tons per square kilometre | +17.2% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 0.3041 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0043 metric tons per square kilometre, 70.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 0.3041 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0078 metric tons per square kilometre, 38.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Rwanda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +272.7% | 0.0018 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0066 metric tons per square kilometre |
| 2011 | +164.5% | 0.0041 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0108 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 | 0.0002 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0008 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0016 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0009 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0026 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0045 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0021 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0122 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0121 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0012 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0416 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.071 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0041 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1561 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2497 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1998 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.3041 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 51 Uzbekistan 0.3295 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 52 Costa Rica 0.3225 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 53 Brunei 0.3208 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 55 Nigeria 0.2842 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 56 Saint Lucia 0.2579 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 57 Solomon Islands 0.2511 metric tons per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Rwanda
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2282 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9517 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1223 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7651 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9517 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.666 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Rwanda?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Rwanda was 0.3041 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3041 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Rwanda rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square?
- Rwanda ranks 54th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 543.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.