Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Kuwait
Kuwait: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 461.24 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Kuwait, 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 Kuwait stood at 461.24 metric tons.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 55.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Kuwait peaked at 568 metric tons in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
That places Kuwait 141st out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Kuwait, 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 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1975 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1976 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1977 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1978 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1979 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1980 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1981 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1982 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1983 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1984 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1985 | 2 metric tons | — |
| 1986 | 3 metric tons | +50.0% |
| 1987 | 5 metric tons | +66.7% |
| 1988 | 8 metric tons | +60.0% |
| 1989 | 10 metric tons | +25.0% |
| 1990 | 0 metric tons | -100.0% |
| 1991 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1992 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1993 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1994 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1995 | 90 metric tons | — |
| 1996 | 90 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 204 metric tons | +126.7% |
| 1998 | 220 metric tons | +7.8% |
| 1999 | 264 metric tons | +20.0% |
| 2000 | 376 metric tons | +42.4% |
| 2001 | 195 metric tons | -48.1% |
| 2002 | 195 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 366 metric tons | +87.7% |
| 2004 | 375 metric tons | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 327 metric tons | -12.8% |
| 2006 | 568 metric tons | +73.7% |
| 2007 | 348 metric tons | -38.7% |
| 2008 | 291.21 metric tons | -16.3% |
| 2009 | 272 metric tons | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 310 metric tons | +14.0% |
| 2011 | 319 metric tons | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 309 metric tons | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 303 metric tons | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 297 metric tons | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 262 metric tons | -11.8% |
| 2016 | 206.16 metric tons | -21.3% |
| 2017 | 205 metric tons | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 197.65 metric tons | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 458.36 metric tons | +131.9% |
| 2020 | 458.36 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 458.36 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 460.36 metric tons | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 460.36 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 461.24 metric tons | +0.2% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 461.24 metric tons is below the median for high income countries, which is 2,445 metric tons, 19% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 461.24 metric tons is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5,171 metric tons, 9% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Kuwait 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +131.9% | 197.65 metric tons | 458.36 metric tons |
| 1997 | +126.7% | 90 metric tons | 204 metric tons |
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 | 2.8 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 10 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 86.8 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 264 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 331.32 metric tons | 195 metric tons | 568 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 286.72 metric tons | 197.65 metric tons | 458.36 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 459.74 metric tons | 458.36 metric tons | 461.24 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More reference data data for Kuwait
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.092 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2888 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3086 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1086 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0052 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Kuwait?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Kuwait was 461.24 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 Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 568 metric tons in 2006.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Kuwait rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Kuwait ranks 141st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait 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.