Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Belize
Belize: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 270.97 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Belize, 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
Belize recorded 270.97 metric tons for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 96.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Belize peaked at 11,426 metric tons in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
That places Belize 147th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 56.5 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 542 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 997.2 metric tons | 99 metric tons | 3,163 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,620 metric tons | 3,172 metric tons | 11,426 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,094 metric tons | 512.89 metric tons | 7,411 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 270.87 metric tons | 216.89 metric tons | 345.23 metric tons | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Belize?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Belize was 270.97 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 Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 11,426 metric tons in 2004.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Belize rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Belize ranks 147th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize 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.