Korea - Fisheries production

Aquaculture production (metric tons)

The value for Aquaculture production (metric tons) in Korea was 2,278,850 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 58 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,334,719 in 2017 and a minimum value of 17,404 in 1961.

Definition: Aquaculture is understood to mean the farming of aquatic organisms including fish, molluscs, crustaceans and aquatic plants. Aquaculture production specifically refers to output from aquaculture activities, which are designated for final harvest for consumption.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization.

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Year Value
1960 18,637
1961 17,404
1962 23,901
1963 80,479
1964 72,557
1965 73,350
1966 91,626
1967 96,450
1968 105,769
1969 80,605
1970 124,058
1971 151,885
1972 163,955
1973 265,546
1974 343,865
1975 352,495
1976 412,663
1977 493,461
1978 395,177
1979 484,844
1980 545,133
1981 704,890
1982 603,311
1983 645,426
1984 679,342
1985 790,769
1986 952,388
1987 875,568
1988 898,649
1989 858,573
1990 788,565
1991 787,977
1992 955,477
1993 1,056,503
1994 1,092,988
1995 1,017,254
1996 897,041
1997 1,040,210
1998 796,632
1999 777,711
2000 667,883
2001 668,022
2002 794,340
2003 839,845
2004 952,856
2005 1,057,725
2006 1,279,163
2007 1,399,075
2008 1,394,818
2009 1,331,719
2010 1,377,233
2011 1,499,335
2012 1,509,226
2013 1,533,446
2014 1,567,442
2015 1,676,485
2016 1,859,220
2017 2,334,719
2018 2,278,850

Capture fisheries production (metric tons)

The value for Capture fisheries production (metric tons) in Korea was 1,345,906 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 58 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,708,406 in 1986 and a minimum value of 338,564 in 1960.

Definition: Capture fisheries production measures the volume of fish catches landed by a country for all commercial, industrial, recreational and subsistence purposes.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization.

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Year Value
1960 338,564
1961 407,113
1962 445,551
1963 451,868
1964 527,726
1965 566,749
1966 611,931
1967 663,787
1968 735,298
1969 798,940
1970 753,291
1971 916,429
1972 1,179,171
1973 1,421,467
1974 1,681,041
1975 1,781,746
1976 1,993,033
1977 1,930,481
1978 1,958,709
1979 1,936,739
1980 1,864,156
1981 2,106,131
1982 2,038,972
1983 2,146,521
1984 2,229,202
1985 2,303,171
1986 2,708,406
1987 2,457,850
1988 2,317,365
1989 2,468,774
1990 2,496,909
1991 2,195,470
1992 2,348,616
1993 2,279,380
1994 2,385,513
1995 2,342,340
1996 2,437,331
1997 2,227,947
1998 2,040,943
1999 2,131,769
2000 1,838,369
2001 2,009,472
2002 1,704,787
2003 1,662,267
2004 1,590,000
2005 1,662,312
2006 1,773,003
2007 1,888,972
2008 1,971,610
2009 1,872,460
2010 1,735,577
2011 1,757,763
2012 1,679,908
2013 1,605,276
2014 1,756,047
2015 1,658,982
2016 1,371,799
2017 1,363,142
2018 1,345,906

Total fisheries production (metric tons)

The value for Total fisheries production (metric tons) in Korea was 3,624,756 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 58 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3,697,861 in 2017 and a minimum value of 357,201 in 1960.

Definition: Total fisheries production measures the volume of aquatic species caught by a country for all commercial, industrial, recreational and subsistence purposes. The harvest from mariculture, aquaculture and other kinds of fish farming is also included.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization.

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Year Value
1960 357,201
1961 424,517
1962 469,452
1963 532,347
1964 600,283
1965 640,099
1966 703,557
1967 760,237
1968 841,067
1969 879,545
1970 877,349
1971 1,068,314
1972 1,343,126
1973 1,687,013
1974 2,024,906
1975 2,134,241
1976 2,405,696
1977 2,423,942
1978 2,353,886
1979 2,421,583
1980 2,409,289
1981 2,811,021
1982 2,642,283
1983 2,791,947
1984 2,908,544
1985 3,093,940
1986 3,660,794
1987 3,333,418
1988 3,216,014
1989 3,327,347
1990 3,285,474
1991 2,983,447
1992 3,304,093
1993 3,335,883
1994 3,478,501
1995 3,359,594
1996 3,334,372
1997 3,268,157
1998 2,837,575
1999 2,909,480
2000 2,506,252
2001 2,677,494
2002 2,499,127
2003 2,502,112
2004 2,542,856
2005 2,720,037
2006 3,052,166
2007 3,288,047
2008 3,366,428
2009 3,204,179
2010 3,112,810
2011 3,257,098
2012 3,189,134
2013 3,138,722
2014 3,323,489
2015 3,335,467
2016 3,231,019
2017 3,697,861
2018 3,624,756

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Agricultural production