Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Thailand
Thailand: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 998,645 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Thailand, 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 Thailand stood at 998,645 metric tons.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Thailand peaked at 1.42 million metric tons in 2009 and was at its lowest, 31,545 metric tons, in 1960.
That places Thailand 13th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 | 47,962 metric tons | 31,545 metric tons | 72,390 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 91,938 metric tons | 42,574 metric tons | 150,858 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 142,356 metric tons | 86,643 metric tons | 260,191 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 492,696 metric tons | 291,719 metric tons | 693,762 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.16 million metric tons | 738,155 metric tons | 1.42 million metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 million metric tons | 894,974 metric tons | 1.29 million metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.00 million metric tons | 990,854 metric tons | 1.01 million metric tons | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Thailand?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Thailand was 998,645 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 Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.42 million metric tons in 2009.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,545 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Thailand rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Thailand ranks 13th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Thailand 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.