Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Honduras
Honduras: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 76,600 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Honduras, 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
Honduras recorded 76,600 metric tons for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in 2024.
The figure is down 25.5% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Honduras peaked at 102,768 metric tons in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
That places Honduras 46th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Honduras, 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 | 2 metric tons | — |
| 1975 | 9 metric tons | +350.0% |
| 1976 | 14 metric tons | +55.6% |
| 1977 | 23 metric tons | +64.3% |
| 1978 | 36 metric tons | +56.5% |
| 1979 | 55 metric tons | +52.8% |
| 1980 | 86 metric tons | +56.4% |
| 1981 | 127 metric tons | +47.7% |
| 1982 | 190 metric tons | +49.6% |
| 1983 | 268 metric tons | +41.1% |
| 1984 | 581 metric tons | +116.8% |
| 1985 | 465 metric tons | -20.0% |
| 1986 | 985 metric tons | +111.8% |
| 1987 | 2,049 metric tons | +108.0% |
| 1988 | 2,845 metric tons | +38.8% |
| 1989 | 3,318 metric tons | +16.6% |
| 1990 | 3,401 metric tons | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 4,175 metric tons | +22.8% |
| 1992 | 5,707 metric tons | +36.7% |
| 1993 | 8,341 metric tons | +46.2% |
| 1994 | 8,990 metric tons | +7.8% |
| 1995 | 7,241 metric tons | -19.5% |
| 1996 | 10,295 metric tons | +42.2% |
| 1997 | 9,472 metric tons | -8.0% |
| 1998 | 8,080 metric tons | -14.7% |
| 1999 | 8,789 metric tons | +8.8% |
| 2000 | 10,053 metric tons | +14.4% |
| 2001 | 13,386 metric tons | +33.2% |
| 2002 | 16,957 metric tons | +26.7% |
| 2003 | 23,547 metric tons | +38.9% |
| 2004 | 27,036 metric tons | +14.8% |
| 2005 | 49,249 metric tons | +82.2% |
| 2006 | 55,356 metric tons | +12.4% |
| 2007 | 54,689 metric tons | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 47,080 metric tons | -13.9% |
| 2009 | 28,858 metric tons | -38.7% |
| 2010 | 27,509 metric tons | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 50,295 metric tons | +82.8% |
| 2012 | 52,436 metric tons | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 53,100 metric tons | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 61,750 metric tons | +16.3% |
| 2015 | 55,100 metric tons | -10.8% |
| 2016 | 54,000 metric tons | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 64,500 metric tons | +19.4% |
| 2018 | 65,000 metric tons | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 68,100 metric tons | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 71,151 metric tons | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 63,268 metric tons | -11.1% |
| 2022 | 73,193 metric tons | +15.7% |
| 2023 | 102,768 metric tons | +40.4% |
| 2024 | 76,600 metric tons | -25.5% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 76,600 metric tons is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9,636 metric tons, 7.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 76,600 metric tons is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 291.99 metric tons, 262.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Honduras 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +350.0% | 2 metric tons | 9 metric tons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 13.9 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 55 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,091 metric tons | 86 metric tons | 3,318 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,449 metric tons | 3,401 metric tons | 10,295 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 32,621 metric tons | 10,053 metric tons | 55,356 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 55,179 metric tons | 27,509 metric tons | 68,100 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 77,396 metric tons | 63,268 metric tons | 102,768 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More reference data data for Honduras
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3649 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.7924 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0527 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4642 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.287 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Honduras?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Honduras was 76,600 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 Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 102,768 metric tons in 2023.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Honduras rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Honduras ranks 46th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Honduras 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.