Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 161,883 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Saudi Arabia, 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 Saudi Arabia stood at 161,883 metric tons. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.4% on the previous year and up 577.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Saudi Arabia peaked at 161,883 metric tons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
Saudi Arabia ranks 30th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 173.9 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 1,240 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,320 metric tons | 1,988 metric tons | 5,620 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,112 metric tons | 6,004 metric tons | 26,442 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 36,089 metric tons | 9,266 metric tons | 75,563 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 127,270 metric tons | 99,907 metric tons | 161,883 metric tons | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Saudi Arabia?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Saudi Arabia was 161,883 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 161,883 metric tons in 2024.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 30th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 577.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.