Land used for aquaculture — Area by country
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of...
What the numbers show
Land used for aquaculture — Area is currently reported for 22 countries. The highest value is 302 1000 ha in Uzbekistan; the lowest is 0 1000 ha in Estonia.
The median across all reporting countries is 10.9 1000 ha, and the mean is 55.92 1000 ha.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Portugal (up 566.7%), and the largest decrease in Maldives (down 100.0%).
Land used for aquaculture — Area: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 302 1000 ha | 2024 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 2 | Indonesia | 297.74 1000 ha | 2024 | up 35.5% | falling |
| 3 | Philippines | 253.32 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 4 | Myanmar | 199.31 1000 ha | 2024 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 5 | Tajikistan | 46.1 1000 ha | 2024 | down 39.1% | falling |
| 6 | Panama | 27.95 1000 ha | 2024 | up 61.1% | rising |
| 7 | Greece | 26.07 1000 ha | 2024 | — | rising |
| 8 | Nepal | 17.53 1000 ha | 2017 | up 65.4% | rising |
| 9 | Israel | 16.6 1000 ha | 2024 | down 20.6% | volatile |
| 10 | Malaysia | 11.82 1000 ha | 2024 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 11 | Serbia | 11.57 1000 ha | 2024 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 12 | Lithuania | 10.24 1000 ha | 2024 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 13 | Latvia | 6 1000 ha | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 14 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 1.8 1000 ha | 2024 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 15 | Bulgaria | 1.66 1000 ha | 2024 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 16 | Slovenia | 0.24 1000 ha | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 17 | Costa Rica | 0.2347 1000 ha | 2024 | down 88.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Zimbabwe | 0.08 1000 ha | 2024 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 19 | Portugal | 0.06 1000 ha | 2024 | up 566.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Germany | 0.01 1000 ha | 2024 | — | rising |
| 21 | Maldives | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Estonia | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.