Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Guam
Guam: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 64 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Guam, 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 Guam is 64 metric tons, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 20.0% on the previous year and down 41.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Guam peaked at 233 metric tons in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
Guam ranks 158th 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 | 0.2 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 2 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 95.9 metric tons | 4 metric tons | 210 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 210.7 metric tons | 176 metric tons | 230 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 180.35 metric tons | 140.5 metric tons | 233 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 108.7 metric tons | 98 metric tons | 129 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 78 metric tons | 64 metric tons | 83 metric tons | 5 |
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More reference data data for Guam
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 73.0% (2024)
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 84.7% (2024)
- Number of confirmed cases of tetanus 0 Cases (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 2.78 live births per woman (2023)
- Land area in hectares 54,000 hectares (2023)
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures 8,000 hectares (2023)
- Average age of mothers at childbirth 29.05 years (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.78 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.78 live births per woman (2023)
- FAO projections of arable land 8,000 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Guam?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Guam was 64 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 Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 233 metric tons in 2002.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Guam rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Guam ranks 158th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guam 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.