Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 30,510 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Solomon Islands, 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
The most recent figure for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Solomon Islands is 30,510 metric tons, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 334.1% on the previous year and up 150.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Solomon Islands peaked at 30,510 metric tons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
Solomon Islands ranks 54th 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.
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Solomon Islands, 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 | 28 metric tons | — |
| 1985 | 0 metric tons | -100.0% |
| 1986 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1987 | 6 metric tons | — |
| 1988 | 5 metric tons | -16.7% |
| 1989 | 3 metric tons | -40.0% |
| 1990 | 5 metric tons | +66.7% |
| 1991 | 6 metric tons | +20.0% |
| 1992 | 8 metric tons | +33.3% |
| 1993 | 10 metric tons | +25.0% |
| 1994 | 13 metric tons | +30.0% |
| 1995 | 13 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 13 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 13 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 13 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 13 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 15 metric tons | +15.4% |
| 2001 | 15 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6 metric tons | -60.0% |
| 2003 | 400 metric tons | +6566.7% |
| 2004 | 1,711 metric tons | +327.8% |
| 2005 | 2,609 metric tons | +52.5% |
| 2006 | 1,354 metric tons | -48.1% |
| 2007 | 866.6 metric tons | -36.0% |
| 2008 | 1,160 metric tons | +33.9% |
| 2009 | 4,030 metric tons | +247.3% |
| 2010 | 7,105 metric tons | +76.3% |
| 2011 | 7,219 metric tons | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 6,992 metric tons | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 11,815 metric tons | +69.0% |
| 2014 | 12,165 metric tons | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 12,203 metric tons | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 10,586 metric tons | -13.2% |
| 2017 | 4,786 metric tons | -54.8% |
| 2018 | 5,526 metric tons | +15.5% |
| 2019 | 5,607 metric tons | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 5,507 metric tons | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 12,464 metric tons | +126.3% |
| 2022 | 11,879 metric tons | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 7,028 metric tons | -40.8% |
| 2024 | 30,510 metric tons | +334.1% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 30,510 metric tons is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9,636 metric tons, 3.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 30,510 metric tons is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,310 metric tons, 23.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Solomon Islands 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +6566.7% | 6 metric tons | 400 metric tons |
| 2024 | +334.1% | 7,028 metric tons | 30,510 metric tons |
| 2004 | +327.8% | 400 metric tons | 1,711 metric tons |
| 2009 | +247.3% | 1,160 metric tons | 4,030 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 | 4.2 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 28 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.7 metric tons | 5 metric tons | 13 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,217 metric tons | 6 metric tons | 4,030 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,401 metric tons | 4,786 metric tons | 12,203 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,478 metric tons | 5,507 metric tons | 30,510 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
More reference data data for Solomon Islands
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0077 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0075 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0154 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0002 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0154 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0259 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0427 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0894 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0009 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Solomon Islands?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Solomon Islands was 30,510 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 Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 30,510 metric tons in 2024.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Solomon Islands ranks 54th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 150.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Solomon Islands 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.