Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Portugal
Portugal: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 24,332 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Portugal, 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
Portugal recorded 24,332 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 8.4% on the previous year and up 114.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Portugal peaked at 24,332 metric tons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
Portugal ranks 60th 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 | 5.2 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 24 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 229.2 metric tons | 47 metric tons | 489 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,755 metric tons | 599 metric tons | 11,012 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,149 metric tons | 4,968 metric tons | 7,536 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,485 metric tons | 6,696 metric tons | 8,288 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,866 metric tons | 8,225 metric tons | 13,991 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,165 metric tons | 18,896 metric tons | 24,332 metric tons | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Portugal?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Portugal was 24,332 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 24,332 metric tons in 2024.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Portugal rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Portugal ranks 60th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 114.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Portugal 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.