Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Laos
Laos: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 153,504 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Laos, 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
The most recent figure for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Laos is 153,504 metric tons, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 69.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Laos peaked at 153,504 metric tons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
Laos ranks 33rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 | 41.6 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 128 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 560 metric tons | 160 metric tons | 1,184 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,990 metric tons | 1,408 metric tons | 8,000 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 15,506 metric tons | 10,000 metric tons | 30,362 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 60,413 metric tons | 42,066 metric tons | 75,000 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 102,792 metric tons | 82,100 metric tons | 123,000 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 141,352 metric tons | 130,020 metric tons | 153,504 metric tons | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Laos?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Laos was 153,504 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 Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 153,504 metric tons in 2024.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Laos rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Laos ranks 33rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Laos 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.