Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Mexico
Mexico: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 273,739 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Mexico, 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
Mexico recorded 273,739 metric tons for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Mexico peaked at 348,602 metric tons in 2020 and was at its lowest, 80 metric tons, in 1964.
Mexico ranks 23rd 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 | 116.4 metric tons | 80 metric tons | 150 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 2,561 metric tons | 540 metric tons | 6,766 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 13,240 metric tons | 8,626 metric tons | 18,249 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 31,956 metric tons | 22,348 metric tons | 48,443 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 113,638 metric tons | 53,918 metric tons | 159,309 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 193,997 metric tons | 111,500 metric tons | 303,647 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 288,552 metric tons | 249,898 metric tons | 348,602 metric tons | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Mexico?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Mexico was 273,739 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 348,602 metric tons in 2020.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 80 metric tons in 1964.
- How does Mexico rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Mexico ranks 23rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mexico 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.