Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 2,863 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Tajikistan, 1992–2024
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
Tajikistan recorded 2,863 metric tons for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 545.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Tajikistan peaked at 2,863 metric tons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26 metric tons, in 2004.
Tajikistan ranks 110th 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 Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | metric tons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1,874 metric tons | — |
| 1993 | 2,462 metric tons | +31.4% |
| 1994 | 980 metric tons | -60.2% |
| 1995 | 284 metric tons | -71.0% |
| 1996 | 93 metric tons | -67.3% |
| 1997 | 71 metric tons | -23.7% |
| 1998 | 81 metric tons | +14.1% |
| 1999 | 74 metric tons | -8.6% |
| 2000 | 86 metric tons | +16.2% |
| 2001 | 99 metric tons | +15.1% |
| 2002 | 143 metric tons | +44.4% |
| 2003 | 167 metric tons | +16.8% |
| 2004 | 26 metric tons | -84.4% |
| 2005 | 26 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 26 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 26 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 26 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 255.1 metric tons | +881.2% |
| 2010 | 517.2 metric tons | +102.7% |
| 2011 | 537 metric tons | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 274.8 metric tons | -48.8% |
| 2013 | 403.9 metric tons | +47.0% |
| 2014 | 443.6 metric tons | +9.8% |
| 2015 | 450 metric tons | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 439 metric tons | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 470 metric tons | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 512 metric tons | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 736 metric tons | +43.8% |
| 2020 | 775 metric tons | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 2,039 metric tons | +163.1% |
| 2022 | 2,248 metric tons | +10.3% |
| 2023 | 2,853 metric tons | +26.9% |
| 2024 | 2,863 metric tons | +0.4% |
Tajikistan compared with similar countries
- Tajikistan's 2,863 metric tons is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9,636 metric tons, 30% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tajikistan's 2,863 metric tons is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10,060 metric tons, 28% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Tajikistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +881.2% | 26 metric tons | 255.1 metric tons |
| 2021 | +163.1% | 775 metric tons | 2,039 metric tons |
| 2010 | +102.7% | 255.1 metric tons | 517.2 metric tons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 739.88 metric tons | 71 metric tons | 2,462 metric tons | 8 |
| 2000s | 88.01 metric tons | 26 metric tons | 255.1 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 478.35 metric tons | 274.8 metric tons | 736 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,156 metric tons | 775 metric tons | 2,863 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tajikistan
More reference data data for Tajikistan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3081 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.546 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.9802 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0462 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.9802 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2516 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Tajikistan?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Tajikistan was 2,863 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 Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 2,863 metric tons in 2024.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 26 metric tons in 2004.
- How does Tajikistan rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Tajikistan ranks 110th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 545.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tajikistan 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.