Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Guyana
Guyana: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 1,809 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Guyana, 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 Guyana is 1,809 metric tons, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 22.0% on the previous year and up 392.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Guyana peaked at 1,809 metric tons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
Guyana ranks 123rd 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 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.1 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 70 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 220.6 metric tons | 50 metric tons | 606 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 576.8 metric tons | 292 metric tons | 660 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 360.04 metric tons | 220.65 metric tons | 696.27 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 904.95 metric tons | 137.63 metric tons | 1,809 metric tons | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Guyana?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Guyana was 1,809 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 Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 1,809 metric tons in 2024.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Guyana rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Guyana ranks 123rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 392.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guyana 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.