Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square was 0.0318 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in United Arab Emirates, 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 United Arab Emirates is 0.0318 metric tons per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 35.9% on the previous year and up 189.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in United Arab Emirates peaked at 0.0496 metric tons per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places United Arab Emirates 114th 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 United Arab Emirates, 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 | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1985 | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 1989 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | -66.7% |
| 1990 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 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 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1999 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 2000 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 2002 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 2003 | 0.0324 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 2004 | 0.008 metric tons per square kilometre | -75.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0083 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0086 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0091 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0189 metric tons per square kilometre | +108.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0018 metric tons per square kilometre | -90.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0028 metric tons per square kilometre | +52.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0058 metric tons per square kilometre | +109.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0059 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.011 metric tons per square kilometre | +85.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0111 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0111 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0378 metric tons per square kilometre | +239.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0458 metric tons per square kilometre | +21.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0455 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0456 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0429 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0375 metric tons per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0496 metric tons per square kilometre | +32.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0318 metric tons per square kilometre | -35.9% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 0.0318 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0566 metric tons per square kilometre, 56% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 0.0318 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0318 metric tons per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in United Arab Emirates 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +239.9% | 0.0111 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0378 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 | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0087 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0324 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0222 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0028 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0458 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0405 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0318 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0496 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 111 Belarus 0.0366 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 112 Georgia 0.0354 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 113 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0333 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 115 Jordan 0.0306 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 116 Guinea 0.0301 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 117 Fiji 0.0297 metric tons per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for United Arab Emirates
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0407 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4839 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.6291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1364 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0486 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in United Arab Emirates?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in United Arab Emirates was 0.0318 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 United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0496 metric tons per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 114th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 189.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.