Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Uruguay
Uruguay: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 55.45 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Uruguay, 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 Uruguay stood at 55.45 metric tons.
The figure is down 13.1% on the previous year and down 74.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Uruguay peaked at 217.86 metric tons in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
Uruguay ranks 162nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 Uruguay, 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 | 3 metric tons | — |
| 1988 | 5 metric tons | +66.7% |
| 1989 | 3 metric tons | -40.0% |
| 1990 | 3 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 3 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 7 metric tons | +133.3% |
| 1993 | 5 metric tons | -28.6% |
| 1994 | 10 metric tons | +100.0% |
| 1995 | 20 metric tons | +100.0% |
| 1996 | 21 metric tons | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 19 metric tons | -9.5% |
| 1998 | 19 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 31 metric tons | +63.2% |
| 2000 | 85 metric tons | +174.2% |
| 2001 | 17 metric tons | -80.0% |
| 2002 | 17 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 24 metric tons | +41.2% |
| 2004 | 22 metric tons | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 49 metric tons | +122.7% |
| 2006 | 37 metric tons | -24.5% |
| 2007 | 31 metric tons | -16.2% |
| 2008 | 36 metric tons | +16.1% |
| 2009 | 54.41 metric tons | +51.1% |
| 2010 | 84.97 metric tons | +56.2% |
| 2011 | 77.82 metric tons | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 91.23 metric tons | +17.2% |
| 2013 | 217.86 metric tons | +138.8% |
| 2014 | 215 metric tons | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 203.83 metric tons | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 69.65 metric tons | -65.8% |
| 2017 | 69.98 metric tons | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 104.77 metric tons | +49.7% |
| 2019 | 120.5 metric tons | +15.0% |
| 2020 | 97.8 metric tons | -18.8% |
| 2021 | 83.9 metric tons | -14.2% |
| 2022 | 73.6 metric tons | -12.3% |
| 2023 | 63.77 metric tons | -13.3% |
| 2024 | 55.45 metric tons | -13.1% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 55.45 metric tons is below the median for high income countries, which is 2,445 metric tons, 2% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 55.45 metric tons is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 291.99 metric tons, 19% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Uruguay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +174.2% | 31 metric tons | 85 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 | 1.1 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 5 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.8 metric tons | 3 metric tons | 31 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.24 metric tons | 17 metric tons | 85 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 125.56 metric tons | 69.65 metric tons | 217.86 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.9 metric tons | 55.45 metric tons | 97.8 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More reference data data for Uruguay
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2999 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3685 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2195 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 24.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 33.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.01 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Uruguay?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Uruguay was 55.45 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 217.86 metric tons in 2013.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Uruguay rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Uruguay ranks 162nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.