Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Canada
Canada: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 160,518 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Canada, 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
In 2024, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Canada stood at 160,518 metric tons.
That represents a change of up 9.8% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Canada peaked at 201,004 metric tons in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2,975 metric tons, in 1960.
Canada ranks 31st of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 | 3,208 metric tons | 2,975 metric tons | 3,405 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 4,143 metric tons | 3,458 metric tons | 5,333 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 11,751 metric tons | 3,421 metric tons | 32,451 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 66,576 metric tons | 41,216 metric tons | 112,916 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 155,575 metric tons | 127,665 metric tons | 172,046 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 178,232 metric tons | 139,732 metric tons | 201,004 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 166,005 metric tons | 146,183 metric tons | 188,418 metric tons | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Canada?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Canada was 160,518 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 201,004 metric tons in 2016.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,975 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Canada rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Canada ranks 31st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Canada 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.