Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 2.98 million metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Bangladesh, 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 Bangladesh is 2.98 million metric tons, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 52.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Bangladesh peaked at 2.98 million metric tons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49,237 metric tons, in 1960.
That places Bangladesh 5th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 | 55,777 metric tons | 49,237 metric tons | 62,927 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 74,055 metric tons | 64,716 metric tons | 87,360 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 130,753 metric tons | 91,030 metric tons | 183,505 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 348,242 metric tons | 192,592 metric tons | 593,202 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 871,784 metric tons | 657,120 metric tons | 1.06 million metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.99 million metric tons | 1.31 million metric tons | 2.49 million metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.76 million metric tons | 2.58 million metric tons | 2.98 million metric tons | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Bangladesh?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Bangladesh was 2.98 million 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 Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 2.98 million metric tons in 2024.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 49,237 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Bangladesh rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Bangladesh ranks 5th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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.