Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Fiji
Fiji: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 580 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Fiji, 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
Fiji recorded 580 metric tons for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.0% on the previous year and down 46.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Fiji peaked at 16,860 metric tons in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
Fiji ranks 140th 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.
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Fiji, 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 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1972 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1973 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1974 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1975 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1976 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1977 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1978 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1979 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1980 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1981 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1982 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1983 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1984 | 6 metric tons | — |
| 1985 | 757 metric tons | +12516.7% |
| 1986 | 8,660 metric tons | +1044.0% |
| 1987 | 10,896 metric tons | +25.8% |
| 1988 | 5,089 metric tons | -53.3% |
| 1989 | 6,045 metric tons | +18.8% |
| 1990 | 6,353 metric tons | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 3,493 metric tons | -45.0% |
| 1992 | 2,499 metric tons | -28.5% |
| 1993 | 1,832 metric tons | -26.7% |
| 1994 | 184 metric tons | -90.0% |
| 1995 | 200 metric tons | +8.7% |
| 1996 | 255 metric tons | +27.5% |
| 1997 | 365 metric tons | +43.1% |
| 1998 | 2,408 metric tons | +559.7% |
| 1999 | 16,860 metric tons | +600.2% |
| 2000 | 6,991 metric tons | -58.5% |
| 2001 | 4,927 metric tons | -29.5% |
| 2002 | 1,206 metric tons | -75.5% |
| 2003 | 394 metric tons | -67.3% |
| 2004 | 561.5 metric tons | +42.5% |
| 2005 | 561.5 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,618 metric tons | +188.2% |
| 2007 | 830 metric tons | -48.7% |
| 2008 | 888 metric tons | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 670.03 metric tons | -24.5% |
| 2010 | 767.5 metric tons | +14.5% |
| 2011 | 646 metric tons | -15.8% |
| 2012 | 616 metric tons | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 371 metric tons | -39.8% |
| 2014 | 1,079 metric tons | +190.8% |
| 2015 | 688 metric tons | -36.2% |
| 2016 | 185 metric tons | -73.1% |
| 2017 | 245 metric tons | +32.4% |
| 2018 | 300 metric tons | +22.4% |
| 2019 | 305 metric tons | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 322.3 metric tons | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 206.1 metric tons | -36.1% |
| 2022 | 211 metric tons | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 542.3 metric tons | +157.0% |
| 2024 | 580 metric tons | +7.0% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 580 metric tons is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5,803 metric tons, 10% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 580 metric tons is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,310 metric tons, 44% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Fiji 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +12516.7% | 6 metric tons | 757 metric tons |
| 1986 | +1044.0% | 757 metric tons | 8,660 metric tons |
| 1999 | +600.2% | 2,408 metric tons | 16,860 metric tons |
| 1998 | +559.7% | 365 metric tons | 2,408 metric tons |
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 | 3,145 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 10,896 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,445 metric tons | 184 metric tons | 16,860 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,865 metric tons | 394 metric tons | 6,991 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 520.25 metric tons | 185 metric tons | 1,079 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 372.34 metric tons | 206.1 metric tons | 580 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
More reference data data for Fiji
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0683 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1992 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.307 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.307 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2292 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1685 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0049 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Fiji?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Fiji was 580 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 Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 16,860 metric tons in 1999.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Fiji rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Fiji ranks 140th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Fiji 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.