Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: 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 Vanuatu, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 0.0004 metric tons per square kilometre for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in 2023.
That represents a change of up 25.0% on the previous year and down 92.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Vanuatu peaked at 0.0086 metric tons per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1961.
Vanuatu ranks 186th of 215 countries on this measure, 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 Vanuatu, 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 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 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 2004 | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 2005 | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0027 metric tons per square kilometre | +3200.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0025 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0033 metric tons per square kilometre | +29.0% |
| 2009 | 0.003 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0086 metric tons per square kilometre | +184.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0047 metric tons per square kilometre | -45.5% |
| 2012 | 0.005 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0055 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0054 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0009 metric tons per square kilometre | -82.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0013 metric tons per square kilometre | +36.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0014 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0013 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0013 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 metric tons per square kilometre | -81.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 metric tons per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0004 metric tons per square kilometre | +25.0% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.0004 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0663 metric tons per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.0004 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1481 metric tons per square kilometre, 0% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Vanuatu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +3200.0% | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0027 metric tons per square kilometre |
| 2010 | +184.4% | 0.003 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0086 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 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0012 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0033 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0035 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0009 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0086 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0002 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0004 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 183 Guinea-Bissau 0.0005 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 184 Turkmenistan 0.0004 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 185 Namibia 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
- 189 Uruguay 0.0004 metric tons per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Vanuatu
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0174 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0819 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0994 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0994 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0658 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4612 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5857 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Vanuatu?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Vanuatu 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0086 metric tons per square kilometre in 2010.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Vanuatu rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square?
- Vanuatu ranks 186th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.