Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in El Salvador
El Salvador: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 11,868 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in El Salvador, 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 El Salvador stood at 11,868 metric tons.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.4% on the previous year and up 613.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in El Salvador peaked at 12,919 metric tons in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
That places El Salvador 82nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 366.5 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 790 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 517.8 metric tons | 117 metric tons | 1,324 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,197 metric tons | 261 metric tons | 4,356 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,623 metric tons | 1,663 metric tons | 11,028 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,746 metric tons | 8,378 metric tons | 12,919 metric tons | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in El Salvador?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in El Salvador was 11,868 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 El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 12,919 metric tons in 2022.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does El Salvador rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- El Salvador ranks 82nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 613.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.