Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Australia
Australia: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 117,540 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Australia, 1960–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in metric tons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Australia is 117,540 metric tons, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 7.8% on the previous year and up 60.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Australia peaked at 139,523 metric tons in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5,700 metric tons, in 1960.
Australia ranks 38th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,540 metric tons | 5,700 metric tons | 7,500 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 9,661 metric tons | 7,021 metric tons | 11,126 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,990 metric tons | 8,785 metric tons | 13,685 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 20,907 metric tons | 12,401 metric tons | 29,601 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 47,880 metric tons | 32,083 metric tons | 71,672 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 84,584 metric tons | 73,238 metric tons | 97,672 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 125,976 metric tons | 106,346 metric tons | 139,523 metric tons | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Australia?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Australia was 117,540 metric tons in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 139,523 metric tons in 2021.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,700 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Australia rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Australia ranks 38th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Aquaculture is the farming of aquatic organisms including fish, molluscs, crustaceans and aquatic plants. Capture fishery production is the volume of wild fish catches landed for all commercial, industrial, recreational and subsistence purposes.