South Korea vs Low & middle income: Total fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre

South Korea
37.98 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Low & middle income
2.43 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea rank
12th
Low & middle income rank
13th

Total fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre over time

  • South Korea
  • Low & middle income
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 37.98 metric tons per square kilometre against 2.43 metric tons per square kilometre in Low & middle income, a difference of 35.55 metric tons per square kilometre.

That makes South Korea's figure about 15.6 times Low & middle income's.

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

South Korea ranks 12th and Low & middle income ranks 13th 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 Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 6.74 metric tons per square kilometre 0.3312 metric tons per square kilometre 6.41 metric tons per square kilometre South Korea
1970s 19.43 metric tons per square kilometre 0.3986 metric tons per square kilometre 19.03 metric tons per square kilometre South Korea
1980s 31.3 metric tons per square kilometre 0.5497 metric tons per square kilometre 30.75 metric tons per square kilometre South Korea
1990s 33.27 metric tons per square kilometre 0.9815 metric tons per square kilometre 32.29 metric tons per square kilometre South Korea
2000s 29.28 metric tons per square kilometre 1.46 metric tons per square kilometre 27.82 metric tons per square kilometre South Korea
2010s 34.69 metric tons per square kilometre 2 metric tons per square kilometre 32.69 metric tons per square kilometre South Korea
2020s 37.95 metric tons per square kilometre 2.34 metric tons per square kilometre 35.61 metric tons per square kilometre South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre, South Korea or Low & middle income?
South Korea, at 37.98 metric tons per square kilometre against 2.43 metric tons per square kilometre in Low & middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in total fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre between South Korea and Low & middle income?
35.55 metric tons per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Low & middle income?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do South Korea and Low & middle income rank globally for total fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre?
South Korea ranks 12th and Low & middle income ranks 13th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Total fisheries 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
Total fisheries 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
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Total fisheries 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.