Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Chile
Chile: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 1.42 million metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Chile, 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
Chile recorded 1.42 million metric tons for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.5% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Chile peaked at 1.52 million metric tons in 2022 and was at its lowest, 80 metric tons, in 1960.
That places Chile 10th 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 | 133.8 metric tons | 80 metric tons | 230 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 617 metric tons | 183 metric tons | 1,514 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 13,601 metric tons | 1,972 metric tons | 51,510 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 218,226 metric tons | 70,464 metric tons | 375,113 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 710,728 metric tons | 425,058 metric tons | 881,084 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.11 million metric tons | 713,241 metric tons | 1.41 million metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.48 million metric tons | 1.42 million metric tons | 1.52 million metric tons | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Chile?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Chile was 1.42 million 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 Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 1.52 million metric tons in 2022.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 80 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Chile rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Chile ranks 10th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chile 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.