Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Belarus

Belarus: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 9,022 metric tons in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
9,022 metric tons
Change on year
up 21.3%
World rank
89th
of 215 countries
All-time high
16,293 metric tons
in 2011
All-time low
4,150 metric tons
in 2004
Years of data
33
1992–2024

Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Belarus, 1992–2024

5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k15.0k17.5k1992200820241992: 8.4k metric tons1993: 7.0k metric tons1994: 6.9k metric tons1995: 5.5k metric tons1996: 6.0k metric tons1997: 4.3k metric tons1998: 4.7k metric tons1999: 4.8k metric tons2000: 6.7k metric tons2001: 4.7k metric tons2002: 6.5k metric tons2003: 5.4k metric tons2004: 4.2k metric tons2005: 5.6k metric tons2006: 8.4k metric tons2007: 14.1k metric tons2008: 14.6k metric tons2009: 15.7k metric tons2010: 16.3k metric tons2011: 16.3k metric tons2012: 15.5k metric tons2013: 13.5k metric tons2014: 10.7k metric tons2015: 9.1k metric tons2016: 11.2k metric tons2017: 10.4k metric tons2018: 11.6k metric tons2019: 9.6k metric tons2020: 9.3k metric tons2021: 8.5k metric tons2022: 7.2k metric tons2023: 7.4k metric tons2024: 9.0k metric tons

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

Belarus recorded 9,022 metric tons for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in 2024.

That represents a change of up 21.3% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Belarus peaked at 16,293 metric tons in 2011 and was at its lowest, 4,150 metric tons, in 2004.

Belarus ranks 89th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5,968 metric tons 4,322 metric tons 8,415 metric tons 8
2000s 8,589 metric tons 4,150 metric tons 15,659 metric tons 10
2010s 12,412 metric tons 9,131 metric tons 16,293 metric tons 10
2020s 8,279 metric tons 7,164 metric tons 9,266 metric tons 5

Countries ranked near Belarus

  1. 86 Cote d'Ivoire 9,636 metric tons compare
  2. 87 Mali 9,090 metric tons compare
  3. 88 Cyprus 9,054 metric tons compare
  4. 90 South Africa 8,439 metric tons compare
  5. 91 Rwanda 8,392 metric tons compare
  6. 92 Zimbabwe 8,224 metric tons compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Belarus?
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Belarus was 9,022 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 Belarus?
The highest recorded value was 16,293 metric tons in 2011.
What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Belarus?
The lowest recorded value was 4,150 metric tons in 2004.
How does Belarus rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
Belarus ranks 89th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Belarus?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belarus 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.