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

Latest (2024)
22,300 metric tons
Change on year
up 10.7%
World rank
61st
of 215 countries
All-time high
22,300 metric tons
in 2024
All-time low
0 metric tons
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Paraguay, 1960–2024

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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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 58 Armenia 25,800 metric tons compare
  2. 59 Guatemala 25,773 metric tons compare
  3. 60 Portugal 24,332 metric tons compare
  4. 62 Angola 21,788 metric tons compare
  5. 63 Kazakhstan 19,988 metric tons compare
  6. 64 Hungary 19,435 metric tons compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

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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

Indicator
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Unit
metric tons
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 12,849 data points, 1960–2024
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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.