Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Panama
Panama: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 18,038 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Panama, 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
Panama recorded 18,038 metric tons for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 45.1% on the previous year and up 69.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Panama peaked at 18,038 metric tons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
That places Panama 69th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 13.2 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 80 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,204 metric tons | 180 metric tons | 4,187 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,989 metric tons | 2,327 metric tons | 7,233 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,227 metric tons | 1,779 metric tons | 8,943 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,554 metric tons | 6,598 metric tons | 10,635 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,590 metric tons | 3,909 metric tons | 18,038 metric tons | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Panama?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Panama was 18,038 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 Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 18,038 metric tons in 2024.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Panama rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Panama ranks 69th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Panama 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.