Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Spain
Spain: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square was 0.4865 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Spain, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
Spain recorded 0.4865 metric tons per square kilometre for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.0% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Spain peaked at 0.7084 metric tons per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.016 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1961.
Spain ranks 40th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Spain, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.016 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1133 metric tons per square kilometre | +607.5% |
| 1963 | 0.1285 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1964 | 0.1305 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.1339 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.1307 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.104 metric tons per square kilometre | -20.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1395 metric tons per square kilometre | +34.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1917 metric tons per square kilometre | +37.4% |
| 1970 | 0.3125 metric tons per square kilometre | +63.0% |
| 1971 | 0.2935 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1972 | 0.3287 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1973 | 0.3339 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.348 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 0.3369 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 0.3741 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1977 | 0.3879 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 0.4714 metric tons per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 1979 | 0.4139 metric tons per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 1980 | 0.4117 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.4308 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1982 | 0.4519 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 0.4591 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.4954 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1985 | 0.5338 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1986 | 0.5375 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.5421 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.5434 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.4463 metric tons per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 1990 | 0.408 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1991 | 0.4504 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1992 | 0.3379 metric tons per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2525 metric tons per square kilometre | -25.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3563 metric tons per square kilometre | +41.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4484 metric tons per square kilometre | +25.9% |
| 1996 | 0.4638 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.4789 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.6285 metric tons per square kilometre | +31.2% |
| 1999 | 0.6377 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.6197 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.62 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5109 metric tons per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 2003 | 0.5374 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.5989 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4449 metric tons per square kilometre | -25.7% |
| 2006 | 0.591 metric tons per square kilometre | +32.8% |
| 2007 | 0.571 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.5058 metric tons per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5386 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5076 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 0.5486 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 0.533 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.4524 metric tons per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5698 metric tons per square kilometre | +25.9% |
| 2015 | 0.5875 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5755 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6309 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 0.7084 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6166 metric tons per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5477 metric tons per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 2021 | 0.5541 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.5464 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.4865 metric tons per square kilometre | -11.0% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.4865 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0566 metric tons per square kilometre, 8.6× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.4865 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0764 metric tons per square kilometre, 6.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Spain 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +607.5% | 0.016 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1133 metric tons per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1209 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.016 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1917 metric tons per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3601 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2935 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.4714 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4852 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.4117 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.5434 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4462 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2525 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.6377 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5538 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.4449 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.62 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.573 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.4524 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.7084 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5337 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.4865 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.5541 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 37 Ghana 0.5103 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 38 Ireland 0.5098 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 39 Iceland 0.4919 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 41 Croatia 0.48 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 42 Moldova 0.4326 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 43 Italy 0.4271 metric tons per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Spain
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.898 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 11.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 10.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 52.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.89 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Spain?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Spain was 0.4865 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7084 metric tons per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.016 metric tons per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Spain rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square?
- Spain ranks 40th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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.