South Korea vs Upper middle income: Aquaculture production (metric tons), per square kilometre

South Korea
23.77 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Upper middle income
2.41 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea rank
3rd
Upper middle income rank
6th

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

  • South Korea
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 23.77 metric tons per square kilometre against 2.41 metric tons per square kilometre in Upper middle income, a difference of 21.36 metric tons per square kilometre.

That makes South Korea's figure about 9.9 times Upper middle income's.

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

South Korea ranks 3rd and Upper middle income ranks 6th of 216 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 0.7397 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0351 metric tons per square kilometre 0.7046 metric tons per square kilometre South Korea
1970s 3.3 metric tons per square kilometre 0.068 metric tons per square kilometre 3.24 metric tons per square kilometre South Korea
1980s 7.83 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1563 metric tons per square kilometre 7.67 metric tons per square kilometre South Korea
1990s 9.55 metric tons per square kilometre 0.4897 metric tons per square kilometre 9.06 metric tons per square kilometre South Korea
2000s 10.72 metric tons per square kilometre 1.03 metric tons per square kilometre 9.69 metric tons per square kilometre South Korea
2010s 18.51 metric tons per square kilometre 1.82 metric tons per square kilometre 16.69 metric tons per square kilometre South Korea
2020s 24.08 metric tons per square kilometre 2.29 metric tons per square kilometre 21.8 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, South Korea or Upper middle income?
South Korea, at 23.77 metric tons per square kilometre against 2.41 metric tons per square kilometre in Upper middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in aquaculture production (metric tons), per square kilometre between South Korea and Upper middle income?
21.36 metric tons per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Upper middle income?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do South Korea and Upper middle income rank globally for aquaculture production (metric tons), per square kilometre?
South Korea ranks 3rd and Upper middle income ranks 6th of 216 countries.
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.