Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Indonesia
Indonesia: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 15.75 million metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Indonesia, 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 Indonesia stood at 15.75 million metric tons.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Indonesia peaked at 16.12 million metric tons in 2017 and was at its lowest, 80,639 metric tons, in 1960.
That places Indonesia 2nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 | 95,765 metric tons | 80,639 metric tons | 112,101 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 147,948 metric tons | 108,706 metric tons | 202,202 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 365,890 metric tons | 225,296 metric tons | 527,897 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 729,837 metric tons | 599,824 metric tons | 882,989 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.22 million metric tons | 993,727 metric tons | 4.71 million metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.04 million metric tons | 6.28 million metric tons | 16.12 million metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.07 million metric tons | 14.68 million metric tons | 15.75 million metric tons | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Indonesia?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Indonesia was 15.75 million 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 Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.12 million metric tons in 2017.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 80,639 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Indonesia rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Indonesia ranks 2nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Indonesia 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.