Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 6 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Vanuatu, 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
Vanuatu recorded 6 metric tons for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.0% on the previous year and down 90.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Vanuatu peaked at 104.5 metric tons in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
Vanuatu ranks 186th 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 Vanuatu, 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 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1999 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2000 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2001 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2002 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2003 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2004 | 1 metric tons | — |
| 2005 | 1 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 33 metric tons | +3200.0% |
| 2007 | 31 metric tons | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 40 metric tons | +29.0% |
| 2009 | 36.75 metric tons | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 104.5 metric tons | +184.4% |
| 2011 | 57 metric tons | -45.5% |
| 2012 | 60.38 metric tons | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 66.78 metric tons | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 65.7 metric tons | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 11.54 metric tons | -82.4% |
| 2016 | 15.7 metric tons | +36.1% |
| 2017 | 17.05 metric tons | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 16.2 metric tons | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 16.18 metric tons | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 3.08 metric tons | -81.0% |
| 2021 | 3 metric tons | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 4 metric tons | +33.3% |
| 2023 | 5 metric tons | +25.0% |
| 2024 | 6 metric tons | +20.0% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 6 metric tons is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9,636 metric tons, 0% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 6 metric tons is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,310 metric tons, 0% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Vanuatu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +3200.0% | 1 metric tons | 33 metric tons |
| 2010 | +184.4% | 36.75 metric tons | 104.5 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 | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.28 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 40 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.1 metric tons | 11.54 metric tons | 104.5 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.22 metric tons | 3 metric tons | 6 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 183 Isle of Man 8 metric tons compare
- 183 Kiribati 8 metric tons compare
- 183 Luxembourg 8 metric tons compare
- 186 United States Virgin Islands 6 metric tons compare
- 188 Barbados 5.5 metric tons compare
- 189 Trinidad and Tobago 4.5 metric tons compare
More reference data data for Vanuatu
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0174 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0819 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0994 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0994 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0658 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4612 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5857 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Vanuatu?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Vanuatu was 6 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 104.5 metric tons in 2010.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Vanuatu rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Vanuatu ranks 186th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 90.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.