Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Syria
Syria: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square was 0.0082 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Syria, 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 Syria is 0.0082 metric tons per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.2% on the previous year and down 62.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Syria peaked at 0.0485 metric tons per square kilometre in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1961.
Syria ranks 155th 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 Syria, 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 | +300.0% |
| 1970 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 metric tons per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0004 metric tons per square kilometre | +133.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0007 metric tons per square kilometre | +71.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0009 metric tons per square kilometre | +35.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0013 metric tons per square kilometre | +41.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0028 metric tons per square kilometre | +121.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0044 metric tons per square kilometre | +60.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0061 metric tons per square kilometre | +37.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0075 metric tons per square kilometre | +22.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0112 metric tons per square kilometre | +49.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0153 metric tons per square kilometre | +36.7% |
| 1986 | 0.014 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0108 metric tons per square kilometre | -23.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0165 metric tons per square kilometre | +53.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0145 metric tons per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0148 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0172 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0278 metric tons per square kilometre | +61.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0252 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0246 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0319 metric tons per square kilometre | +29.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0346 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0304 metric tons per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0394 metric tons per square kilometre | +29.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0331 metric tons per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 2000 | 0.037 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2001 | 0.032 metric tons per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0326 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0393 metric tons per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0473 metric tons per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0465 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0485 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0459 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0468 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0474 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0469 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0408 metric tons per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0338 metric tons per square kilometre | -17.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0218 metric tons per square kilometre | -35.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0163 metric tons per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0136 metric tons per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0136 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0128 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0121 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0117 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0101 metric tons per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0098 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0096 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0082 metric tons per square kilometre | -14.2% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 0.0082 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0043 metric tons per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Syria's 0.0082 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0318 metric tons per square kilometre, 26% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Syria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | +300.0% | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 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 | 0.0004 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0013 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0103 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0028 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0165 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0279 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0148 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0394 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0423 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.032 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0485 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0223 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0117 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0469 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0094 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0082 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0101 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Syria
- 152 Aruba 0.0083 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 152 Tuvalu 0.0083 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 154 Angola 0.0083 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 156 Mali 0.0074 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 157 South Africa 0.0071 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 158 Guyana 0.007 metric tons per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Syria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1191 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3995 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1542 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 16.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 29.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.93 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Syria?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Syria was 0.0082 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 Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0485 metric tons per square kilometre in 2006.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Syria rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square?
- Syria ranks 155th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Syria 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.