Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 1,285 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in New Caledonia, 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
New Caledonia recorded 1,285 metric tons for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in 2024.
The figure is up 20.4% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in New Caledonia peaked at 2,533 metric tons in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
New Caledonia ranks 129th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in New Caledonia, 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 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1967 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1968 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1969 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1970 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1971 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1972 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1973 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1974 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1975 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1976 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1977 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1978 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1979 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1980 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1981 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1982 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1983 | 16 metric tons | — |
| 1984 | 51 metric tons | +218.8% |
| 1985 | 87 metric tons | +70.6% |
| 1986 | 59 metric tons | -32.2% |
| 1987 | 88 metric tons | +49.2% |
| 1988 | 218 metric tons | +147.7% |
| 1989 | 389 metric tons | +78.4% |
| 1990 | 631 metric tons | +62.2% |
| 1991 | 754 metric tons | +19.5% |
| 1992 | 847 metric tons | +12.3% |
| 1993 | 717 metric tons | -15.3% |
| 1994 | 780 metric tons | +8.8% |
| 1995 | 939 metric tons | +20.4% |
| 1996 | 1,061 metric tons | +13.0% |
| 1997 | 1,152 metric tons | +8.6% |
| 1998 | 1,596 metric tons | +38.5% |
| 1999 | 1,850 metric tons | +15.9% |
| 2000 | 1,765 metric tons | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 1,893 metric tons | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 1,918 metric tons | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 1,784 metric tons | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 2,290 metric tons | +28.4% |
| 2005 | 2,533 metric tons | +10.6% |
| 2006 | 2,365 metric tons | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 1,923 metric tons | -18.7% |
| 2008 | 2,106 metric tons | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 1,923 metric tons | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 1,223 metric tons | -36.4% |
| 2011 | 1,564 metric tons | +27.9% |
| 2012 | 1,666 metric tons | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 1,596 metric tons | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 1,659 metric tons | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 1,276 metric tons | -23.1% |
| 2016 | 1,611 metric tons | +26.3% |
| 2017 | 1,482 metric tons | -8.1% |
| 2018 | 1,640 metric tons | +10.7% |
| 2019 | 1,515 metric tons | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 1,501 metric tons | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 1,460 metric tons | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 1,479 metric tons | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 1,068 metric tons | -27.8% |
| 2024 | 1,285 metric tons | +20.4% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 1,285 metric tons is below the median for high income countries, which is 2,445 metric tons, 53% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 1,285 metric tons is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,310 metric tons, 98% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in New Caledonia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +218.8% | 16 metric tons | 51 metric tons |
| 1988 | +147.7% | 88 metric tons | 218 metric tons |
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 | 90.8 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 389 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,033 metric tons | 631 metric tons | 1,850 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,050 metric tons | 1,765 metric tons | 2,533 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,523 metric tons | 1,223 metric tons | 1,666 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,359 metric tons | 1,068 metric tons | 1,501 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
- 126 Liberia 1,350 metric tons compare
- 127 Brunei 1,310 metric tons compare
- 128 Burkina Faso 1,293 metric tons compare
- 130 East Timor 1,255 metric tons compare
- 131 French Polynesia 1,247 metric tons compare
- 132 Syria 1,165 metric tons compare
More reference data data for New Caledonia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0675 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0244 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric 223.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 260.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 36.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0036 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 7.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 9.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 1.32 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 101.22 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in New Caledonia?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in New Caledonia was 1,285 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 New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,533 metric tons in 2005.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does New Caledonia rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- New Caledonia ranks 129th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Caledonia 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.