Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Uruguay
Uruguay: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square was 0.0004 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Uruguay, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Uruguay stood at 0.0004 metric tons per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.3% on the previous year and down 70.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Uruguay peaked at 0.0012 metric tons per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Uruguay 189th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Uruguay, 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 | +66.7% |
| 1989 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | -40.0% |
| 1990 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | +133.3% |
| 1993 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 metric tons per square kilometre | +63.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0005 metric tons per square kilometre | +174.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | -80.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | +41.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 metric tons per square kilometre | +122.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 metric tons per square kilometre | -24.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 metric tons per square kilometre | -16.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 metric tons per square kilometre | +51.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0005 metric tons per square kilometre | +56.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0004 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0005 metric tons per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0012 metric tons per square kilometre | +138.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0012 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0012 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 metric tons per square kilometre | -65.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0004 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0006 metric tons per square kilometre | +49.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0007 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0006 metric tons per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0005 metric tons per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0004 metric tons per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0004 metric tons per square kilometre | -13.3% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.0004 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0566 metric tons per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.0004 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0394 metric tons per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Uruguay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +174.2% | 0.0002 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0005 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 | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0002 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0005 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0007 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0004 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0012 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0004 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0006 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 186 Vanuatu 0.0004 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 187 Niger 0.0004 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 188 Ethiopia 0.0004 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 190 Gabon 0.0003 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 191 Botswana 0.0003 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 192 Suriname 0.0003 metric tons per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Uruguay
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2999 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3685 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2195 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 24.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 33.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.01 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Uruguay?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Uruguay was 0.0004 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0012 metric tons per square kilometre in 2013.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Uruguay rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square?
- Uruguay ranks 189th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.