Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in South Africa
South Africa: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square was 0.0071 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in South Africa, 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 South Africa is 0.0071 metric tons per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 23.7% on the previous year and up 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in South Africa peaked at 0.0094 metric tons per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1961.
South Africa ranks 157th 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 South Africa, 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 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1978 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1979 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1981 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 1982 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1983 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | -40.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 metric tons per square kilometre | +6000.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0005 metric tons per square kilometre | +68.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0007 metric tons per square kilometre | +28.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0009 metric tons per square kilometre | +38.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0011 metric tons per square kilometre | +25.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0017 metric tons per square kilometre | +48.0% |
| 1990 | 0.003 metric tons per square kilometre | +77.4% |
| 1991 | 0.004 metric tons per square kilometre | +35.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0035 metric tons per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0033 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0037 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0029 metric tons per square kilometre | -20.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0025 metric tons per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0035 metric tons per square kilometre | +39.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0042 metric tons per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0034 metric tons per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0023 metric tons per square kilometre | -32.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0023 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0034 metric tons per square kilometre | +45.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0054 metric tons per square kilometre | +60.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0049 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0049 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.005 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0047 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0045 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0041 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0042 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0044 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0049 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0055 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2014 | 0.006 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0055 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0067 metric tons per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0052 metric tons per square kilometre | -21.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0066 metric tons per square kilometre | +26.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0076 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 2020 | 0.008 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0085 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0094 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0071 metric tons per square kilometre | -23.7% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.0071 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0754 metric tons per square kilometre, 9% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.0071 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0078 metric tons per square kilometre, 91% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in South Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +6000.0% | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0003 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 | 0.0005 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0017 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0034 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0025 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0042 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0041 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0023 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0054 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0057 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0042 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0076 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0083 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0071 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0094 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 154 Angola 0.0083 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 155 Syria 0.0082 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 156 Mali 0.0074 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 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
More reference data data for South Africa
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7468 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 41.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 63.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.07 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in South Africa?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in South Africa was 0.0071 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 South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0094 metric tons per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does South Africa rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square?
- South Africa ranks 157th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa 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.