Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in United States
United States: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 467,617 metric tons in 2024. ▲ Rising
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in United States, 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
United States recorded 467,617 metric tons for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in 2024.
The figure is down 7.0% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in United States peaked at 607,570 metric tons in 2004 and was at its lowest, 102,547 metric tons, in 1961.
United States ranks 20th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 118,551 metric tons | 102,547 metric tons | 132,578 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 171,972 metric tons | 138,990 metric tons | 218,459 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 306,107 metric tons | 168,365 metric tons | 383,259 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 407,047 metric tons | 315,727 metric tons | 479,212 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 513,211 metric tons | 456,830 metric tons | 607,570 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 444,336 metric tons | 397,392 metric tons | 496,799 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 471,988 metric tons | 448,620 metric tons | 502,795 metric tons | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in United States?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in United States was 467,617 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 United States?
- The highest recorded value was 607,570 metric tons in 2004.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 102,547 metric tons in 1961.
- How does United States rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- United States ranks 20th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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.