Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in United States
United States: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square was 0.055 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.055 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
up 4.9%
World rank
102nd
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.0663 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2004
All-time low
0.0112 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in United States, 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 States is 0.055 metric tons per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in United States peaked at 0.0663 metric tons per square kilometre in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0112 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1961.
United States ranks 102nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 United States, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0112 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.012 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0134 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0135 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0145 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0125 metric tons per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0139 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0143 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0127 metric tons per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0184 metric tons per square kilometre | +44.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0181 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.019 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0186 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0182 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0239 metric tons per square kilometre | +30.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0201 metric tons per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 1977 | 0.019 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0173 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0152 metric tons per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0184 metric tons per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0251 metric tons per square kilometre | +36.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0286 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0293 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0356 metric tons per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0353 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0406 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0418 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0391 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0403 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0345 metric tons per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0396 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0452 metric tons per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0455 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0427 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0451 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0429 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0479 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0486 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0523 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0499 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0524 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0545 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0596 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0663 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0561 metric tons per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0568 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0574 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0548 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0526 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0543 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0434 metric tons per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 2012 | 0.046 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0469 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0461 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0466 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0486 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0481 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0515 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0542 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.049 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0505 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0524 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 0.055 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.9% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.055 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0566 metric tons per square kilometre, 97% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0131 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0112 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0145 metric tons per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0188 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0152 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0239 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0334 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0184 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0418 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0444 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0345 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0523 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.056 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0499 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0663 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0486 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0434 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0543 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0517 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.049 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.055 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 99 New Caledonia 0.0584 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 100 Slovakia 0.0576 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 101 Slovenia 0.0566 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 103 Paraguay 0.0509 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 104 Malawi 0.0507 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 105 Finland 0.0499 metric tons per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for United States
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 19.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 24.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 119.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 20.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 119.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 64.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 52.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 133.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 589.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 112.69 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in United States?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in United States was 0.055 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 States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0663 metric tons per square kilometre in 2004.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0112 metric tons per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does United States rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square?
- United States ranks 102nd out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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.