Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Colombia
Colombia: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 210,520 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Colombia, 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 Colombia is 210,520 metric tons, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 128.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Colombia peaked at 210,520 metric tons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
Colombia ranks 27th 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 | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 55.9 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 165 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,493 metric tons | 224 metric tons | 5,673 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 30,554 metric tons | 10,455 metric tons | 52,947 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 64,409 metric tons | 57,160 metric tons | 80,623 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 105,991 metric tons | 80,367 metric tons | 171,025 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 198,063 metric tons | 179,351 metric tons | 210,520 metric tons | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Colombia?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Colombia was 210,520 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 Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 210,520 metric tons in 2024.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Colombia rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Colombia ranks 27th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 128.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Colombia 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.