Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Nepal
Nepal: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 102,403 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Nepal, 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
Nepal recorded 102,403 metric tons for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.4% on the previous year and up 136.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Nepal peaked at 102,403 metric tons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
That places Nepal 41st out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Nepal, 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 | 3 metric tons | — |
| 1967 | 9 metric tons | +200.0% |
| 1968 | 18 metric tons | +100.0% |
| 1969 | 26 metric tons | +44.4% |
| 1970 | 68 metric tons | +161.5% |
| 1971 | 118 metric tons | +73.5% |
| 1972 | 197 metric tons | +66.9% |
| 1973 | 314 metric tons | +59.4% |
| 1974 | 401 metric tons | +27.7% |
| 1975 | 515 metric tons | +28.4% |
| 1976 | 662 metric tons | +28.5% |
| 1977 | 811 metric tons | +22.5% |
| 1978 | 985 metric tons | +21.5% |
| 1979 | 1,192 metric tons | +21.0% |
| 1980 | 1,433 metric tons | +20.2% |
| 1981 | 1,714 metric tons | +19.6% |
| 1982 | 2,041 metric tons | +19.1% |
| 1983 | 2,271 metric tons | +11.3% |
| 1984 | 1,997 metric tons | -12.1% |
| 1985 | 3,265 metric tons | +63.5% |
| 1986 | 4,162 metric tons | +27.5% |
| 1987 | 5,435 metric tons | +30.6% |
| 1988 | 5,125 metric tons | -5.7% |
| 1989 | 6,836 metric tons | +33.4% |
| 1990 | 9,258 metric tons | +35.4% |
| 1991 | 10,314 metric tons | +11.4% |
| 1992 | 10,645 metric tons | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 9,532 metric tons | -10.5% |
| 1994 | 9,663 metric tons | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 9,918 metric tons | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 10,649 metric tons | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 11,977 metric tons | +12.5% |
| 1998 | 12,866 metric tons | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 13,028 metric tons | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 15,023 metric tons | +15.3% |
| 2001 | 16,570 metric tons | +10.3% |
| 2002 | 17,100 metric tons | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 17,680 metric tons | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 20,000 metric tons | +13.1% |
| 2005 | 22,480 metric tons | +12.4% |
| 2006 | 25,409 metric tons | +13.0% |
| 2007 | 26,679 metric tons | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 27,250 metric tons | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 26,730 metric tons | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 28,230 metric tons | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 30,950 metric tons | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 34,500 metric tons | +11.5% |
| 2013 | 36,020 metric tons | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 43,400 metric tons | +20.5% |
| 2015 | 48,000 metric tons | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 49,043 metric tons | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 56,157 metric tons | +14.5% |
| 2018 | 65,864 metric tons | +17.3% |
| 2019 | 71,252 metric tons | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 76,822 metric tons | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 84,291 metric tons | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 87,385 metric tons | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 92,740 metric tons | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 102,403 metric tons | +10.4% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 102,403 metric tons is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9,636 metric tons, 10.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 102,403 metric tons is above the median for South Asia, which is 79,261 metric tons, 1.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Nepal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +200.0% | 3 metric tons | 9 metric tons |
| 1970 | +161.5% | 26 metric tons | 68 metric tons |
| 1968 | +100.0% | 9 metric tons | 18 metric tons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.6 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 26 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 526.3 metric tons | 68 metric tons | 1,192 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,428 metric tons | 1,433 metric tons | 6,836 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,785 metric tons | 9,258 metric tons | 13,028 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 21,492 metric tons | 15,023 metric tons | 27,250 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 46,342 metric tons | 28,230 metric tons | 71,252 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 88,728 metric tons | 76,822 metric tons | 102,403 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More reference data data for Nepal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7753 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7853 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7974 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.28 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Nepal?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Nepal was 102,403 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 102,403 metric tons in 2024.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Nepal rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Nepal ranks 41st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 136.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal 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.