Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square was 0.0171 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.0171 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
136th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.0286 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2006
All-time low
0 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 Virgin Islands, 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 United States Virgin Islands stood at 0.0171 metric tons per square kilometre.
The figure is down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 0.0286 metric tons per square kilometre in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places United States Virgin Islands 136th 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 States Virgin Islands, 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 | 0.0171 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1985 | 0.0171 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.02 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1987 | 0.02 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 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 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 2005 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 2006 | 0.0286 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 2007 | 0.0286 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0286 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0286 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0286 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0286 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0286 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0286 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0218 metric tons per square kilometre | -23.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0229 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0229 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0229 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0171 metric tons per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0171 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0171 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0171 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0171 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0171 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
United States Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- United States Virgin Islands's 0.0171 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0566 metric tons per square kilometre, 30% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- United States Virgin Islands's 0.0171 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0394 metric tons per square kilometre, 44% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
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 | 0.0074 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.02 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 | 0.0114 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0286 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0239 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0171 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0286 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0171 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0171 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0171 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States Virgin Islands
- 133 Senegal 0.0197 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 134 Zimbabwe 0.0185 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 135 Afghanistan 0.0179 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 137 Marshall Islands 0.0167 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 138 Canada 0.0166 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 139 Australia 0.0166 metric tons per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for United States Virgin Islands
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0 (1992)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (1992)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0 (1992)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (1992)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (1992)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in United States Virgin Islands?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in United States Virgin Islands was 0.0171 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 Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0286 metric tons per square kilometre in 2006.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 136th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States Virgin Islands 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.