Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Ecuador
Ecuador: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 1.24 million metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Ecuador, 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
Ecuador recorded 1.24 million metric tons for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 235.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Ecuador peaked at 1.24 million metric tons in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
That places Ecuador 11th 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 | 1 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 10 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,826 metric tons | 50 metric tons | 5,009 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 40,679 metric tons | 9,565 metric tons | 75,631 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 110,039 metric tons | 77,730 metric tons | 145,790 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 127,234 metric tons | 57,587 metric tons | 219,463 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 424,641 metric tons | 272,721 metric tons | 695,852 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 million metric tons | 774,592 metric tons | 1.24 million metric tons | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Ecuador?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Ecuador was 1.24 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.24 million metric tons in 2023.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Ecuador rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Ecuador ranks 11th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 235.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.