Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Tonga
Tonga: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 113 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Tonga, 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
Tonga recorded 113 metric tons for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.7% on the previous year and up 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Tonga peaked at 302.61 metric tons in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
Tonga ranks 154th 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 Tonga, 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 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1997 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1998 | 6 metric tons | — |
| 1999 | 4 metric tons | -33.3% |
| 2000 | 77 metric tons | +1825.0% |
| 2001 | 70 metric tons | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 67 metric tons | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 72 metric tons | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 33 metric tons | -54.2% |
| 2005 | 81 metric tons | +145.5% |
| 2006 | 5 metric tons | -93.8% |
| 2007 | 5.5 metric tons | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 302.61 metric tons | +5402.0% |
| 2009 | 300.2 metric tons | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 300.3 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 300.3 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 300 metric tons | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 132.04 metric tons | -56.0% |
| 2014 | 87.31 metric tons | -33.9% |
| 2015 | 57.41 metric tons | -34.3% |
| 2016 | 21.03 metric tons | -63.4% |
| 2017 | 70 metric tons | +232.9% |
| 2018 | 80 metric tons | +14.3% |
| 2019 | 90.5 metric tons | +13.1% |
| 2020 | 105.7 metric tons | +16.8% |
| 2021 | 101 metric tons | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 101 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 103 metric tons | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 113 metric tons | +9.7% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 113 metric tons is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5,803 metric tons, 2% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 113 metric tons is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,310 metric tons, 9% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Tonga 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +5402.0% | 5.5 metric tons | 302.61 metric tons |
| 2000 | +1825.0% | 4 metric tons | 77 metric tons |
| 2017 | +232.9% | 21.03 metric tons | 70 metric tons |
| 2005 | +145.5% | 33 metric tons | 81 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 | 1 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 6 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 101.33 metric tons | 5 metric tons | 302.61 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 143.89 metric tons | 21.03 metric tons | 300.3 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 104.74 metric tons | 101 metric tons | 113 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 151 Saint Lucia 158.94 metric tons compare
- 152 Botswana 156 metric tons compare
- 153 Chad 115 metric tons compare
- 155 Gabon 103 metric tons compare
- 156 Seychelles 100.23 metric tons compare
- 157 Cayman Islands 90 metric tons compare
More reference data data for Tonga
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0105 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0092 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0197 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0197 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0353 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0446 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1068 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0799 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 9.35 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Tonga?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Tonga was 113 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 Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 302.61 metric tons in 2008.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Tonga rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Tonga ranks 154th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga 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.