Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square was 0.2511 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Solomon Islands, 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 Solomon Islands is 0.2511 metric tons per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 40.8% on the previous year and down 40.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Solomon Islands peaked at 0.4453 metric tons per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1961.
Solomon Islands ranks 57th 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 Solomon Islands, 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 | 0.001 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1985 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 1986 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1987 | 0.0002 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1988 | 0.0002 metric tons per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | -40.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 metric tons per square kilometre | +66.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 metric tons per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 metric tons per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 metric tons per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0005 metric tons per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0005 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0005 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0005 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0005 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0005 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0005 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0005 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 metric tons per square kilometre | -60.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0143 metric tons per square kilometre | +6566.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0611 metric tons per square kilometre | +327.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0932 metric tons per square kilometre | +52.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0484 metric tons per square kilometre | -48.1% |
| 2007 | 0.031 metric tons per square kilometre | -36.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0415 metric tons per square kilometre | +33.9% |
| 2009 | 0.144 metric tons per square kilometre | +247.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2538 metric tons per square kilometre | +76.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2579 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2498 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4221 metric tons per square kilometre | +69.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4346 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.436 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3782 metric tons per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 2017 | 0.171 metric tons per square kilometre | -54.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1974 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2003 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1967 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4453 metric tons per square kilometre | +126.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4244 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2511 metric tons per square kilometre | -40.8% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 0.2511 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0663 metric tons per square kilometre, 3.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 0.2511 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1481 metric tons per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Solomon Islands 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +6566.7% | 0.0002 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0143 metric tons per square kilometre |
| 2004 | +327.8% | 0.0143 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0611 metric tons per square kilometre |
| 2009 | +247.3% | 0.0415 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.144 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 | 0.0002 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.001 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0004 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0002 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0005 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0435 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0002 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.144 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3001 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.171 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.436 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3294 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1967 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.4453 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 54 Rwanda 0.3041 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
- 58 Portugal 0.245 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 59 Czechia 0.2412 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 60 Pakistan 0.2188 metric tons per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Solomon Islands
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0077 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0075 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0154 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0002 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0154 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0259 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0427 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0894 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0009 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Solomon Islands?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Solomon Islands was 0.2511 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 Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4453 metric tons per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square?
- Solomon Islands ranks 57th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Solomon Islands 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.