Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 12,168 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Costa Rica, 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 Costa Rica stood at 12,168 metric tons.
The figure is down 26.1% on the previous year and down 54.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Costa Rica peaked at 30,352 metric tons in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
Costa Rica ranks 81st of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | 4.7 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 19 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 168.1 metric tons | 27 metric tons | 410 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,004 metric tons | 573 metric tons | 9,324 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 20,495 metric tons | 9,708 metric tons | 27,059 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 24,985 metric tons | 21,124 metric tons | 30,352 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,797 metric tons | 12,168 metric tons | 17,309 metric tons | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Costa Rica?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Costa Rica was 12,168 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 Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 30,352 metric tons in 2013.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Costa Rica rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Costa Rica ranks 81st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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.