Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Brazil
Brazil: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 882,935 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Brazil, 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 Brazil is 882,935 metric tons, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.3% on the previous year and up 56.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Brazil peaked at 882,935 metric tons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
That places Brazil 14th 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 | 1 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 10 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 466.5 metric tons | 19 metric tons | 1,687 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,572 metric tons | 3,737 metric tons | 18,170 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 59,114 metric tons | 20,490 metric tons | 140,657 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 268,389 metric tons | 172,450 metric tons | 365,137 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 524,001 metric tons | 411,787 metric tons | 600,735 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 739,362 metric tons | 630,935 metric tons | 882,935 metric tons | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Brazil?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Brazil was 882,935 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 Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 882,935 metric tons in 2024.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Brazil rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Brazil ranks 14th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil 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.