Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Venezuela
Venezuela: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 81,797 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Venezuela, 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
The most recent figure for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Venezuela is 81,797 metric tons, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.8% on the previous year and up 166.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Venezuela peaked at 81,797 metric tons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
That places Venezuela 45th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 | 2.2 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 15 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 129.9 metric tons | 20 metric tons | 277 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 532.8 metric tons | 272 metric tons | 863 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,360 metric tons | 638 metric tons | 11,020 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,402 metric tons | 13,505 metric tons | 24,006 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 25,731 metric tons | 18,225 metric tons | 33,636 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 60,637 metric tons | 39,221 metric tons | 81,797 metric tons | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Venezuela?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Venezuela was 81,797 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 Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 81,797 metric tons in 2024.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Venezuela rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Venezuela ranks 45th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 166.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.