Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Bolivia
Bolivia: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 17,001 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Bolivia, 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
Bolivia recorded 17,001 metric tons for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in 2024.
The figure is down 41.4% on the previous year and up 632.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Bolivia peaked at 28,997 metric tons in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
Bolivia ranks 72nd 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.
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Bolivia, 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 | 80 metric tons | — |
| 1988 | 180 metric tons | +125.0% |
| 1989 | 668 metric tons | +271.1% |
| 1990 | 659 metric tons | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 359 metric tons | -45.5% |
| 1992 | 452 metric tons | +25.9% |
| 1993 | 1,174 metric tons | +159.7% |
| 1994 | 1,136 metric tons | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 1,136 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 680 metric tons | -40.1% |
| 1997 | 699 metric tons | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 705 metric tons | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 726 metric tons | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 740 metric tons | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 570 metric tons | -23.0% |
| 2002 | 746 metric tons | +30.9% |
| 2003 | 649 metric tons | -13.0% |
| 2004 | 760 metric tons | +17.1% |
| 2005 | 730 metric tons | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 685 metric tons | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 715 metric tons | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 887 metric tons | +24.1% |
| 2009 | 1,172 metric tons | +32.1% |
| 2010 | 1,298 metric tons | +10.8% |
| 2011 | 1,547 metric tons | +19.2% |
| 2012 | 1,782 metric tons | +15.2% |
| 2013 | 1,748 metric tons | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 2,322 metric tons | +32.8% |
| 2015 | 5,783 metric tons | +149.1% |
| 2016 | 4,277 metric tons | -26.0% |
| 2017 | 6,492 metric tons | +51.8% |
| 2018 | 9,177 metric tons | +41.4% |
| 2019 | 11,734 metric tons | +27.9% |
| 2020 | 15,532 metric tons | +32.4% |
| 2021 | 18,882 metric tons | +21.6% |
| 2022 | 21,483 metric tons | +13.8% |
| 2023 | 28,997 metric tons | +35.0% |
| 2024 | 17,001 metric tons | -41.4% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 17,001 metric tons is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9,636 metric tons, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 17,001 metric tons is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 291.99 metric tons, 58.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Bolivia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +271.1% | 180 metric tons | 668 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 | 92.8 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 668 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 772.6 metric tons | 359 metric tons | 1,174 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 765.4 metric tons | 570 metric tons | 1,172 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,616 metric tons | 1,298 metric tons | 11,734 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,379 metric tons | 15,532 metric tons | 28,997 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
More reference data data for Bolivia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7329 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3892 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 25.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.12 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Bolivia?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Bolivia was 17,001 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 Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 28,997 metric tons in 2023.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Bolivia rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Bolivia ranks 72nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 632.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bolivia 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.