Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Nauru
Nauru: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 0.5 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Nauru, 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
Nauru recorded 0.5 metric tons for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in 2024.
That represents a change of up 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Nauru peaked at 1 metric tons in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
That places Nauru 197th 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 | 0.12 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0.8 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.31 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 1 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5 metric tons | 0.5 metric tons | 0.5 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
- 197 Micronesia (country) 0.5 metric tons compare
- 199 Tuvalu 0.3 metric tons compare
- 200 Andorra 0 metric tons compare
- 200 Bermuda 0 metric tons compare
- 200 Comoros 0 metric tons compare
- 200 Djibouti 0 metric tons compare
- 200 Gibraltar 0 metric tons compare
- 200 Macao 0 metric tons compare
- 200 Mauritania 0 metric tons compare
- 200 Monaco 0 metric tons compare
- 200 Mongolia 0 metric tons compare
- 200 Saint Martin (French part) 0 metric tons compare
- 200 San Marino 0 metric tons compare
- 200 Sao Tome and Principe 0 metric tons compare
- 200 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0 metric tons compare
- 200 Somalia 0 metric tons compare
- 200 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 metric tons compare
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- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
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- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Nauru?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Nauru was 0.5 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 Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 1 metric tons in 2012.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Nauru rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Nauru ranks 197th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nauru 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.