Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Qatar
Qatar: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 739.07 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Qatar, 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
Qatar recorded 739.07 metric tons for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 966.2% on the previous year and up 1,219.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Qatar peaked at 739.07 metric tons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
Qatar ranks 137th 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 Qatar, 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 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1988 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1989 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1990 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1991 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1992 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1993 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1994 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1995 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1996 | 1 metric tons | — |
| 1997 | 2 metric tons | +100.0% |
| 1998 | 0 metric tons | -100.0% |
| 1999 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2000 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2001 | 1 metric tons | — |
| 2002 | 0 metric tons | -100.0% |
| 2003 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2004 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2005 | 11 metric tons | — |
| 2006 | 36 metric tons | +227.3% |
| 2007 | 36 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 36 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 36 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 36 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 36 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 36 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 56 metric tons | +55.6% |
| 2014 | 56 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10 metric tons | -82.1% |
| 2016 | 10 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 22 metric tons | +120.0% |
| 2020 | 22.8 metric tons | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 113.9 metric tons | +399.6% |
| 2022 | 97.84 metric tons | -14.1% |
| 2023 | 69.32 metric tons | -29.2% |
| 2024 | 739.07 metric tons | +966.2% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 739.07 metric tons is below the median for high income countries, which is 2,445 metric tons, 30% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 739.07 metric tons is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5,171 metric tons, 14% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Qatar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +966.2% | 69.32 metric tons | 739.07 metric tons |
| 2021 | +399.6% | 22.8 metric tons | 113.9 metric tons |
| 2006 | +227.3% | 11 metric tons | 36 metric tons |
| 2019 | +120.0% | 10 metric tons | 22 metric tons |
| 1997 | +100.0% | 1 metric tons | 2 metric tons |
| 1998 | -100.0% | 2 metric tons | 0 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 | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 2 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.6 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 36 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.2 metric tons | 10 metric tons | 56 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 208.59 metric tons | 22.8 metric tons | 739.07 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
More reference data data for Qatar
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0059 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0397 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0493 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0493 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0071 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1746 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2166 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0017 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Qatar?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Qatar was 739.07 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 Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 739.07 metric tons in 2024.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Qatar rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Qatar ranks 137th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,219.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Qatar 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.