Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Cambodia
Cambodia: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 320,282 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Cambodia, 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
Cambodia recorded 320,282 metric tons for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 166.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Cambodia peaked at 400,400 metric tons in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
Cambodia ranks 22nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Cambodia, 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 | 4 metric tons | — |
| 1977 | 11 metric tons | +175.0% |
| 1978 | 25 metric tons | +127.3% |
| 1979 | 53 metric tons | +112.0% |
| 1980 | 106 metric tons | +100.0% |
| 1981 | 240 metric tons | +126.4% |
| 1982 | 464 metric tons | +93.3% |
| 1983 | 934 metric tons | +101.3% |
| 1984 | 1,610 metric tons | +72.4% |
| 1985 | 3,000 metric tons | +86.3% |
| 1986 | 2,200 metric tons | -26.7% |
| 1987 | 2,500 metric tons | +13.6% |
| 1988 | 4,600 metric tons | +84.0% |
| 1989 | 5,538 metric tons | +20.4% |
| 1990 | 6,400 metric tons | +15.6% |
| 1991 | 6,700 metric tons | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 8,550 metric tons | +27.6% |
| 1993 | 7,900 metric tons | -7.6% |
| 1994 | 8,200 metric tons | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 9,511 metric tons | +16.0% |
| 1996 | 9,600 metric tons | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 11,800 metric tons | +22.9% |
| 1998 | 14,100 metric tons | +19.5% |
| 1999 | 15,000 metric tons | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 14,430 metric tons | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 17,500 metric tons | +21.3% |
| 2002 | 18,250 metric tons | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 26,300 metric tons | +44.1% |
| 2004 | 37,515 metric tons | +42.6% |
| 2005 | 44,000 metric tons | +17.3% |
| 2006 | 41,010 metric tons | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 35,260 metric tons | -14.0% |
| 2008 | 40,000 metric tons | +13.4% |
| 2009 | 50,000 metric tons | +25.0% |
| 2010 | 60,000 metric tons | +20.0% |
| 2011 | 72,000 metric tons | +20.0% |
| 2012 | 74,000 metric tons | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 90,000 metric tons | +21.6% |
| 2014 | 120,055 metric tons | +33.4% |
| 2015 | 145,000 metric tons | +20.8% |
| 2016 | 172,500 metric tons | +19.0% |
| 2017 | 207,500 metric tons | +20.3% |
| 2018 | 254,050 metric tons | +22.4% |
| 2019 | 307,408 metric tons | +21.0% |
| 2020 | 400,400 metric tons | +30.3% |
| 2021 | 348,350 metric tons | -13.0% |
| 2022 | 330,600 metric tons | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 314,000 metric tons | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 320,282 metric tons | +2.0% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 320,282 metric tons is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9,636 metric tons, 33.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 320,282 metric tons is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,310 metric tons, 244.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Cambodia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +175.0% | 4 metric tons | 11 metric tons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.3 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 53 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,119 metric tons | 106 metric tons | 5,538 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,776 metric tons | 6,400 metric tons | 15,000 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 32,426 metric tons | 14,430 metric tons | 50,000 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 150,251 metric tons | 60,000 metric tons | 307,408 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 342,726 metric tons | 314,000 metric tons | 400,400 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More reference data data for Cambodia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6712 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.8536 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8836 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 17.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.81 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Cambodia?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Cambodia was 320,282 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 Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 400,400 metric tons in 2020.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Cambodia rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Cambodia ranks 22nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 166.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cambodia 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.