Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Brunei
Brunei: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 1,310 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Brunei, 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 Brunei is 1,310 metric tons, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 22.5% on the previous year and up 84.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Brunei peaked at 5,018 metric tons in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
Brunei ranks 127th 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 Brunei, 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 | 2 metric tons | — |
| 1988 | 2 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 2 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 6 metric tons | +200.0% |
| 1991 | 1 metric tons | -83.3% |
| 1992 | 17 metric tons | +1600.0% |
| 1993 | 36 metric tons | +111.8% |
| 1994 | 72 metric tons | +100.0% |
| 1995 | 103 metric tons | +43.1% |
| 1996 | 119 metric tons | +15.5% |
| 1997 | 157 metric tons | +31.9% |
| 1998 | 172 metric tons | +9.6% |
| 1999 | 194 metric tons | +12.8% |
| 2000 | 113 metric tons | -41.8% |
| 2001 | 99 metric tons | -12.4% |
| 2002 | 157 metric tons | +58.6% |
| 2003 | 160 metric tons | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 709 metric tons | +343.1% |
| 2005 | 454 metric tons | -36.0% |
| 2006 | 475 metric tons | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 622 metric tons | +30.9% |
| 2008 | 473 metric tons | -24.0% |
| 2009 | 433 metric tons | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 499.98 metric tons | +15.5% |
| 2011 | 530 metric tons | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 550 metric tons | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 560.85 metric tons | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 711.07 metric tons | +26.8% |
| 2015 | 983.14 metric tons | +38.3% |
| 2016 | 947.63 metric tons | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 1,632 metric tons | +72.2% |
| 2018 | 1,246 metric tons | -23.7% |
| 2019 | 933.2 metric tons | -25.1% |
| 2020 | 3,500 metric tons | +275.1% |
| 2021 | 4,768 metric tons | +36.2% |
| 2022 | 5,018 metric tons | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 1,691 metric tons | -66.3% |
| 2024 | 1,310 metric tons | -22.5% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 1,310 metric tons is below the median for high income countries, which is 2,445 metric tons, 54% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 1,310 metric tons is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,310 metric tons, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Brunei 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +1600.0% | 1 metric tons | 17 metric tons |
| 2004 | +343.1% | 160 metric tons | 709 metric tons |
| 2020 | +275.1% | 933.2 metric tons | 3,500 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 | 0.6 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 2 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.7 metric tons | 1 metric tons | 194 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 369.5 metric tons | 99 metric tons | 709 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 859.39 metric tons | 499.98 metric tons | 1,632 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,257 metric tons | 1,310 metric tons | 5,018 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 124 Congo 1,760 metric tons compare
- 125 Montenegro 1,555 metric tons compare
- 126 Liberia 1,350 metric tons compare
- 128 Burkina Faso 1,293 metric tons compare
- 129 New Caledonia 1,285 metric tons compare
- 130 East Timor 1,255 metric tons compare
More reference data data for Brunei
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.071 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0594 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1318 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1318 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2382 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.089 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3375 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6707 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0005 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Brunei?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Brunei was 1,310 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 Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 5,018 metric tons in 2022.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Brunei rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Brunei ranks 127th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brunei 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.