Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Paraguay
Paraguay: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 22,300 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Paraguay, 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 Paraguay stood at 22,300 metric tons. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.7% on the previous year and up 197.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Paraguay peaked at 22,300 metric tons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
Paraguay ranks 61st 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 Paraguay, 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 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1984 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1985 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1986 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1987 | 22 metric tons | — |
| 1988 | 54 metric tons | +145.5% |
| 1989 | 51 metric tons | -5.6% |
| 1990 | 61 metric tons | +19.6% |
| 1991 | 60 metric tons | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 75 metric tons | +25.0% |
| 1993 | 75 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 100 metric tons | +33.3% |
| 1995 | 190 metric tons | +90.0% |
| 1996 | 350 metric tons | +84.2% |
| 1997 | 350 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 95 metric tons | -72.9% |
| 1999 | 95 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 103 metric tons | +8.4% |
| 2001 | 570 metric tons | +453.4% |
| 2002 | 1,000 metric tons | +75.4% |
| 2003 | 1,300 metric tons | +30.0% |
| 2004 | 2,100 metric tons | +61.5% |
| 2005 | 2,120 metric tons | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 2,250 metric tons | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 2,350 metric tons | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 2,450 metric tons | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 2,600 metric tons | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 2,957 metric tons | +13.7% |
| 2011 | 4,929 metric tons | +66.7% |
| 2012 | 5,400 metric tons | +9.6% |
| 2013 | 6,450 metric tons | +19.4% |
| 2014 | 7,500 metric tons | +16.3% |
| 2015 | 8,481 metric tons | +13.1% |
| 2016 | 8,500 metric tons | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 10,781 metric tons | +26.8% |
| 2018 | 11,536 metric tons | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 12,750 metric tons | +10.5% |
| 2020 | 14,100 metric tons | +10.6% |
| 2021 | 14,150 metric tons | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 20,000 metric tons | +41.3% |
| 2023 | 20,150 metric tons | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 22,300 metric tons | +10.7% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 22,300 metric tons is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5,803 metric tons, 3.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 22,300 metric tons is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 291.99 metric tons, 76.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Paraguay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +453.4% | 103 metric tons | 570 metric tons |
| 1988 | +145.5% | 22 metric tons | 54 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 | 12.7 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 54 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 145.1 metric tons | 60 metric tons | 350 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,684 metric tons | 103 metric tons | 2,600 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,928 metric tons | 2,957 metric tons | 12,750 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,140 metric tons | 14,100 metric tons | 22,300 metric tons | 5 |
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More reference data data for Paraguay
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3166 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6344 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 29.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Paraguay?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Paraguay was 22,300 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 Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 22,300 metric tons in 2024.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Paraguay rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Paraguay ranks 61st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 197.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Paraguay 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.