Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Bhutan
Bhutan: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 58 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Bhutan, 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
Bhutan recorded 58 metric tons for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in 2024.
That represents a change of up 34.9% on the previous year and down 58.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Bhutan peaked at 223.62 metric tons in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
That places Bhutan 161st 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.
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | metric tons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1961 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1962 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1963 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1964 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1965 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1966 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1967 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1968 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1969 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1970 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1971 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1972 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1973 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1974 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1975 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1976 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1977 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1978 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1979 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1980 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1981 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1982 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1983 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1984 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1985 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1986 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1987 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1988 | 15 metric tons | — |
| 1989 | 12 metric tons | -20.0% |
| 1990 | 31 metric tons | +158.3% |
| 1991 | 35 metric tons | +12.9% |
| 1992 | 35 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 30 metric tons | -14.3% |
| 1994 | 30 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 30 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 30 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 30 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 30 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 30 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 30 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 30 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 30 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 30 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 40 metric tons | +33.3% |
| 2005 | 40 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 40 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 40 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 46 metric tons | +15.0% |
| 2009 | 46 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 46 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 75 metric tons | +63.0% |
| 2012 | 78.34 metric tons | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 69.8 metric tons | -10.9% |
| 2014 | 139 metric tons | +99.1% |
| 2015 | 149 metric tons | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 185 metric tons | +24.2% |
| 2017 | 222 metric tons | +20.0% |
| 2018 | 223.62 metric tons | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 209.27 metric tons | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 181 metric tons | -13.5% |
| 2021 | 193 metric tons | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 95 metric tons | -50.8% |
| 2023 | 43 metric tons | -54.7% |
| 2024 | 58 metric tons | +34.9% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 58 metric tons is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9,636 metric tons, 1% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 58 metric tons is below the median for South Asia, which is 79,261 metric tons, 0% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Bhutan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +158.3% | 12 metric tons | 31 metric tons |
| 2014 | +99.1% | 69.8 metric tons | 139 metric tons |
| 2011 | +63.0% | 46 metric tons | 75 metric tons |
| 2023 | -54.7% | 95 metric tons | 43 metric tons |
| 2022 | -50.8% | 193 metric tons | 95 metric tons |
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 | 2.7 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 15 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.1 metric tons | 30 metric tons | 35 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.2 metric tons | 30 metric tons | 46 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 139.7 metric tons | 46 metric tons | 223.62 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 114 metric tons | 43 metric tons | 193 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More reference data data for Bhutan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0217 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0671 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0727 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0153 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3489 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5881 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Bhutan?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Bhutan was 58 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 Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 223.62 metric tons in 2018.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Bhutan rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Bhutan ranks 161st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan 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.