Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 1.2 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Marshall Islands, 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
Marshall Islands recorded 1.2 metric tons for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in 2024.
The figure is down 60.0% on the previous year and up 97.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Marshall Islands peaked at 25.84 metric tons in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
That places Marshall Islands 192nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom 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 | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.32 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 5 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.37 metric tons | 1.2 metric tons | 25.84 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 189 Trinidad and Tobago 4.5 metric tons compare
- 190 Saint Kitts and Nevis 4 metric tons compare
- 191 Aruba 1.5 metric tons compare
- 193 Bahamas 1 metric tons compare
- 193 British Virgin Islands 1 metric tons compare
- 193 Curacao 1 metric tons compare
- 193 Dominica 1 metric tons compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Marshall Islands?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Marshall Islands was 1.2 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 Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 25.84 metric tons in 2022.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Marshall Islands ranks 192nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Marshall Islands 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.