Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Oman
Oman: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 5,500 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Oman, 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 Oman stood at 5,500 metric tons. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.0% on the previous year and up 1,847.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Oman peaked at 5,500 metric tons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
Oman ranks 99th 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.
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 | 1.3 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 13 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 153.48 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 515.4 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 294.31 metric tons | 77.25 metric tons | 1,054 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,415 metric tons | 1,307 metric tons | 5,500 metric tons | 5 |
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More reference data data for Oman
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.5516 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.0377 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.12 °C (2026)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.2076 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Consumer price index 121.27 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.5416 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Free country 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Oman?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Oman was 5,500 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 Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 5,500 metric tons in 2024.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Oman rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Oman ranks 99th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,847.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Oman 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.