Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Tonga
Tonga: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square was 0.1431 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Tonga, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 0.1431 metric tons per square kilometre for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in 2023.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Tonga peaked at 0.4203 metric tons per square kilometre in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1961.
Tonga ranks 68th 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 Tonga, 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 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1985 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1986 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1987 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1988 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1990 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1992 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1994 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1995 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1996 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1997 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1998 | 0.0083 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1999 | 0.0056 metric tons per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1069 metric tons per square kilometre | +1825.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0972 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0931 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0458 metric tons per square kilometre | -54.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1125 metric tons per square kilometre | +145.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0069 metric tons per square kilometre | -93.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0076 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4203 metric tons per square kilometre | +5402.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4169 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.4171 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4171 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4167 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1834 metric tons per square kilometre | -56.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1213 metric tons per square kilometre | -33.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0797 metric tons per square kilometre | -34.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0292 metric tons per square kilometre | -63.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0972 metric tons per square kilometre | +232.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1111 metric tons per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1257 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1468 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1403 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1403 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1431 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.1431 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0754 metric tons per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.1431 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1481 metric tons per square kilometre, 97% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Tonga 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +5402.0% | 0.0076 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.4203 metric tons per square kilometre |
| 2000 | +1825.0% | 0.0056 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1069 metric tons per square kilometre |
| 2017 | +232.9% | 0.0292 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0972 metric tons per square kilometre |
| 2005 | +145.5% | 0.0458 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1125 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 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0014 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0083 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1407 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0069 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.4203 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1998 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0292 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.4171 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1426 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1403 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1468 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 65 Nicaragua 0.1591 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 66 Guam 0.1481 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 67 Mexico 0.1445 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 69 Tanzania 0.1378 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
More reference data data for Tonga
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0105 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0092 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0197 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0197 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0353 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0446 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1068 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0799 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 9.35 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Tonga?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Tonga was 0.1431 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 Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4203 metric tons per square kilometre in 2008.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Tonga rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square?
- Tonga ranks 68th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga 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.