Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Yemen
Yemen: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 10 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Yemen, 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 Yemen is 10 metric tons, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 233.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Yemen peaked at 380 metric tons in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
That places Yemen 178th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom 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 | 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 | 128 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 380 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.1 metric tons | 3 metric tons | 150 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 10 metric tons | 10 metric tons | 10 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 175 Samoa 13 metric tons compare
- 176 Northern Mariana Islands 11 metric tons compare
- 176 Palau 11 metric tons compare
- 178 Libya 10 metric tons compare
- 178 Puerto Rico 10 metric tons compare
- 178 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 10 metric tons compare
More reference data data for Yemen
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.5034 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.1292 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.942 °C (2026)
- Democracy 0 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 6 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.13 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.2632 °C (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Yemen?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Yemen was 10 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 380 metric tons in 2005.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Yemen rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Yemen ranks 178th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 233.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Yemen 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.