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.
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Colombia, 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 | 4 metric tons | — |
| 1972 | 13 metric tons | +225.0% |
| 1973 | 18 metric tons | +38.5% |
| 1974 | 31 metric tons | +72.2% |
| 1975 | 48 metric tons | +54.8% |
| 1976 | 66 metric tons | +37.5% |
| 1977 | 91 metric tons | +37.9% |
| 1978 | 123 metric tons | +35.2% |
| 1979 | 165 metric tons | +34.1% |
| 1980 | 224 metric tons | +35.8% |
| 1981 | 300 metric tons | +33.9% |
| 1982 | 400 metric tons | +33.3% |
| 1983 | 535 metric tons | +33.8% |
| 1984 | 775 metric tons | +44.9% |
| 1985 | 921 metric tons | +18.8% |
| 1986 | 1,171 metric tons | +27.1% |
| 1987 | 1,618 metric tons | +38.2% |
| 1988 | 3,314 metric tons | +104.8% |
| 1989 | 5,673 metric tons | +71.2% |
| 1990 | 10,455 metric tons | +84.3% |
| 1991 | 12,267 metric tons | +17.3% |
| 1992 | 23,987 metric tons | +95.5% |
| 1993 | 23,971 metric tons | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 25,652 metric tons | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 36,630 metric tons | +42.8% |
| 1996 | 29,990 metric tons | -18.1% |
| 1997 | 43,710 metric tons | +45.7% |
| 1998 | 45,933 metric tons | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 52,947 metric tons | +15.3% |
| 2000 | 61,786 metric tons | +16.7% |
| 2001 | 57,660 metric tons | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 57,160 metric tons | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 60,895 metric tons | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 60,072 metric tons | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 61,000 metric tons | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 70,132 metric tons | +15.0% |
| 2007 | 66,565 metric tons | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 68,200 metric tons | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 80,623 metric tons | +18.2% |
| 2010 | 80,367 metric tons | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 83,681 metric tons | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 89,654 metric tons | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 89,398 metric tons | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 92,002 metric tons | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 95,857 metric tons | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 106,685 metric tons | +11.3% |
| 2017 | 118,485 metric tons | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 132,756 metric tons | +12.0% |
| 2019 | 171,025 metric tons | +28.8% |
| 2020 | 179,351 metric tons | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 192,521 metric tons | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 204,942 metric tons | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 202,980 metric tons | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 210,520 metric tons | +3.7% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 210,520 metric tons is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5,803 metric tons, 36.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 210,520 metric tons is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 291.99 metric tons, 721.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Colombia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +225.0% | 4 metric tons | 13 metric tons |
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 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More reference data data for Colombia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4113 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 19.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 9.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 61.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 94.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.24 (2050)
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.