Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in New Zealand
New Zealand: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 98,878 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in New Zealand, 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
In 2024, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in New Zealand stood at 98,878 metric tons.
The figure is down 9.4% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in New Zealand peaked at 118,582 metric tons in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,000 metric tons, in 1961.
New Zealand ranks 42nd 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 | 1,980 metric tons | 1,000 metric tons | 2,800 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 2,219 metric tons | 1,400 metric tons | 2,900 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 13,633 metric tons | 2,998 metric tons | 27,751 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 64,006 metric tons | 28,600 metric tons | 93,807 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 96,716 metric tons | 76,024 metric tons | 112,358 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 107,097 metric tons | 91,275 metric tons | 117,266 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 109,921 metric tons | 98,878 metric tons | 118,582 metric tons | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in New Zealand?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in New Zealand was 98,878 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 Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 118,582 metric tons in 2020.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,000 metric tons in 1961.
- How does New Zealand rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- New Zealand ranks 42nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.