Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Zambia
Zambia: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square was 0.1097 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 0.1097 metric tons per square kilometre for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.8% on the previous year and up 302.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Zambia peaked at 0.1097 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Zambia 73rd 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 Zambia, 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 | +166.7% |
| 1979 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | +87.5% |
| 1980 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | +80.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | +66.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | +60.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 metric tons per square kilometre | +180.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0005 metric tons per square kilometre | +68.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0005 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0009 metric tons per square kilometre | +91.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0015 metric tons per square kilometre | +57.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0015 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0016 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.002 metric tons per square kilometre | +23.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0033 metric tons per square kilometre | +69.2% |
| 1992 | 0.005 metric tons per square kilometre | +49.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0063 metric tons per square kilometre | +25.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0061 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0055 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0064 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0063 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0056 metric tons per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0056 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0057 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0061 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0062 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0061 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0069 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0069 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.007 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0079 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0076 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0114 metric tons per square kilometre | +50.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0138 metric tons per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0142 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0175 metric tons per square kilometre | +23.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0273 metric tons per square kilometre | +56.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0259 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0306 metric tons per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0291 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 0.029 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0398 metric tons per square kilometre | +37.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0518 metric tons per square kilometre | +30.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0614 metric tons per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0852 metric tons per square kilometre | +38.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1018 metric tons per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1097 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.8% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.1097 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0663 metric tons per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.1097 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0078 metric tons per square kilometre, 14.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Zambia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +180.6% | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0003 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 | 0.0007 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0016 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0052 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.002 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0064 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0072 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0057 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0114 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0279 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0138 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0518 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0895 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0614 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1097 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 70 Tunisia 0.137 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 71 Poland 0.1328 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 72 Cuba 0.1221 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 74 Palestine 0.1047 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 75 Montenegro 0.1014 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 76 Germany 0.1001 metric tons per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Zambia
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 0 events (2025)
- Annual precipitation, annual growth rate 40.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Free country, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Consumer price index 483.32 2010 = 100 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Zambia?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Zambia was 0.1097 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1097 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Zambia rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square?
- Zambia ranks 73rd out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 302.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia 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.