Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Tanzania
Tanzania: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square was 0.1378 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Tanzania, 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 Tanzania is 0.1378 metric tons per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 60.9% on the previous year and up 1,101.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Tanzania peaked at 0.1378 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Tanzania 69th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Tanzania, 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 | -38.5% |
| 1984 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | +87.5% |
| 1985 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | +40.0% |
| 1986 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | +52.4% |
| 1987 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1988 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0016 metric tons per square kilometre | +3616.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0016 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0016 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0015 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0014 metric tons per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0013 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0014 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0014 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0014 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0014 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0019 metric tons per square kilometre | +41.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0014 metric tons per square kilometre | -28.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0015 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 0.003 metric tons per square kilometre | +102.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0023 metric tons per square kilometre | -23.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0034 metric tons per square kilometre | +50.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0034 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0037 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0046 metric tons per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0059 metric tons per square kilometre | +29.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0065 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0083 metric tons per square kilometre | +28.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0082 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0112 metric tons per square kilometre | +36.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0115 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0116 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0121 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0142 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0221 metric tons per square kilometre | +56.2% |
| 2018 | 0.019 metric tons per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0203 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0213 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0733 metric tons per square kilometre | +243.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0857 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1378 metric tons per square kilometre | +60.9% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.1378 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0663 metric tons per square kilometre, 2.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.1378 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0078 metric tons per square kilometre, 17.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Tanzania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +3616.2% | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0016 metric tons per square kilometre |
| 2021 | +243.7% | 0.0213 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0733 metric tons per square kilometre |
| 2002 | +102.3% | 0.0015 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.003 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 | 0.0016 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0015 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0013 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0019 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0035 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0014 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0065 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0139 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0082 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0221 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0795 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0213 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1378 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 66 Guam 0.1481 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 67 Mexico 0.1445 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 68 Tonga 0.1431 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 70 Tunisia 0.137 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 71 Poland 0.1328 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 72 Cuba 0.1221 metric tons per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Tanzania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 14.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 59.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 72.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.13 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Tanzania?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Tanzania was 0.1378 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 Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1378 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Tanzania rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square?
- Tanzania ranks 69th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,101.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tanzania 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.