Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Bahrain

Bahrain: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 63 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
63 metric tons
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
159th
of 215 countries
All-time high
63 metric tons
in 2024
All-time low
0 metric tons
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Bahrain, 1960–2024

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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

Bahrain recorded 63 metric tons for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 1,003.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Bahrain peaked at 63 metric tons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.

Bahrain ranks 159th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0 metric tons 0 metric tons 0 metric tons 10
1970s 0 metric tons 0 metric tons 0 metric tons 10
1980s 0 metric tons 0 metric tons 0 metric tons 10
1990s 1.1 metric tons 0 metric tons 4 metric tons 10
2000s 3.7 metric tons 0 metric tons 12 metric tons 10
2010s 11.23 metric tons 0 metric tons 36 metric tons 10
2020s 55.4 metric tons 46 metric tons 63 metric tons 5

Countries ranked near Bahrain

  1. 156 Seychelles 100.23 metric tons compare
  2. 157 Cayman Islands 90 metric tons compare
  3. 158 Guam 64 metric tons compare
  4. 159 Gambia 63 metric tons compare
  5. 161 Bhutan 58 metric tons compare
  6. 162 Uruguay 55.45 metric tons compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Bahrain?
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Bahrain was 63 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 Bahrain?
The highest recorded value was 63 metric tons in 2024.
What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Bahrain?
The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
How does Bahrain rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
Bahrain ranks 159th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Bahrain?
Over the last ten years it is up 1,003.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Bahrain 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

Indicator
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Unit
metric tons
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 12,849 data points, 1960–2024
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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.