East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs South Korea: Aquaculture production (metric tons), per square kilometre

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
6.59 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea
23.77 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
1st
South Korea rank
3rd

Aquaculture production (metric tons), per square kilometre over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • South Korea
0510152025196119922023

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 23.77 metric tons per square kilometre against 6.59 metric tons per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 17.18 metric tons per square kilometre.

That makes South Korea's figure about 3.6 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 63 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 1st and South Korea ranks 3rd of 47 groups.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) South Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0889 metric tons per square kilometre 0.7397 metric tons per square kilometre 0.6507 metric tons per square kilometre South Korea
1970s 0.1717 metric tons per square kilometre 3.3 metric tons per square kilometre 3.13 metric tons per square kilometre South Korea
1980s 0.3903 metric tons per square kilometre 7.83 metric tons per square kilometre 7.44 metric tons per square kilometre South Korea
1990s 1.34 metric tons per square kilometre 9.55 metric tons per square kilometre 8.21 metric tons per square kilometre South Korea
2000s 2.85 metric tons per square kilometre 10.72 metric tons per square kilometre 7.87 metric tons per square kilometre South Korea
2010s 5.03 metric tons per square kilometre 18.51 metric tons per square kilometre 13.48 metric tons per square kilometre South Korea
2020s 6.27 metric tons per square kilometre 24.08 metric tons per square kilometre 17.81 metric tons per square kilometre South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher aquaculture production (metric tons), per square kilometre, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or South Korea?
South Korea, at 23.77 metric tons per square kilometre against 6.59 metric tons per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in aquaculture production (metric tons), per square kilometre between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and South Korea?
17.18 metric tons per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and South Korea?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and South Korea rank globally for aquaculture production (metric tons), per square kilometre?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 1st and South Korea ranks 3rd of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Aquaculture production (metric tons), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Aquaculture production (metric tons), per square kilometre
Unit
metric tons per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
264 places, 15,328 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Aquaculture production (metric tons) 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.