Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in South Korea
South Korea: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 2.28 million metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in South Korea, 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
South Korea recorded 2.28 million metric tons for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 45.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in South Korea peaked at 2.44 million metric tons in 2021 and was at its lowest, 17,404 metric tons, in 1961.
South Korea ranks 6th of 215 countries on this measure, 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 | 66,078 metric tons | 17,404 metric tons | 105,769 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 318,795 metric tons | 124,058 metric tons | 493,461 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 755,405 metric tons | 545,133 metric tons | 952,388 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 921,035 metric tons | 777,711 metric tons | 1.09 million metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.04 million metric tons | 667,883 metric tons | 1.40 million metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.80 million metric tons | 1.38 million metric tons | 2.40 million metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.34 million metric tons | 2.28 million metric tons | 2.44 million metric tons | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in South Korea?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in South Korea was 2.28 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 South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.44 million metric tons in 2021.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,404 metric tons in 1961.
- How does South Korea rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- South Korea ranks 6th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Korea 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.