Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 19,988 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
19,988 metric tons
Change on year
up 7.6%
World rank
63rd
of 215 countries
All-time high
19,988 metric tons
in 2024
All-time low
123 metric tons
in 2005
Years of data
33
1992–2024

Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Kazakhstan, 1992–2024

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1992200820241992: 3.4k metric tons1993: 2.9k metric tons1994: 1.2k metric tons1995: 1.9k metric tons1996: 1.7k metric tons1997: 1.9k metric tons1998: 1.1k metric tons1999: 1.2k metric tons2000: 813 metric tons2001: 309 metric tons2002: 778 metric tons2003: 820 metric tons2004: 188.2 metric tons2005: 123 metric tons2006: 256 metric tons2007: 170 metric tons2008: 206 metric tons2009: 303 metric tons2010: 224 metric tons2011: 858 metric tons2012: 738 metric tons2013: 811 metric tons2014: 410 metric tons2015: 730.4 metric tons2016: 1.9k metric tons2017: 2.8k metric tons2018: 5.7k metric tons2019: 6.9k metric tons2020: 7.3k metric tons2021: 8.3k metric tons2022: 14.5k metric tons2023: 18.6k metric tons2024: 20.0k metric tons

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

Kazakhstan recorded 19,988 metric tons for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 4,775.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Kazakhstan peaked at 19,988 metric tons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 123 metric tons, in 2005.

Kazakhstan ranks 63rd 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,915 metric tons 1,106 metric tons 3,379 metric tons 8
2000s 396.62 metric tons 123 metric tons 820 metric tons 10
2010s 2,101 metric tons 224 metric tons 6,933 metric tons 10
2020s 13,730 metric tons 7,268 metric tons 19,988 metric tons 5

Countries ranked near Kazakhstan

  1. 60 Portugal 24,332 metric tons compare
  2. 61 Paraguay 22,300 metric tons compare
  3. 62 Angola 21,788 metric tons compare
  4. 64 Hungary 19,435 metric tons compare
  5. 65 Kyrgyzstan 19,396 metric tons compare
  6. 66 Tunisia 18,744 metric tons compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Kazakhstan?
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Kazakhstan was 19,988 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 Kazakhstan?
The highest recorded value was 19,988 metric tons in 2024.
What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Kazakhstan?
The lowest recorded value was 123 metric tons in 2005.
How does Kazakhstan rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
Kazakhstan ranks 63rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
Over the last ten years it is up 4,775.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Kazakhstan 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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Indicator
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Unit
metric tons
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 12,849 data points, 1960–2024
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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.