Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
199
Highest
966.16 % change on previous year
Qatar
Lowest
-100 % change on previous year
Turks and Caicos Islands
Median
0.3868 % change on previous year
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
8,220
What the numbers show
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, annual growth rate is currently reported for 199 countries. The highest value is 966.16 % change on previous year in Qatar; the lowest is -100 % change on previous year in Turks and Caicos Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.3868 % change on previous year, and the mean is 9.03 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10.
Over the past decade 71 countries rose and 104 fell. The largest increase was in Solomon Islands (up 11,166.1%), and the largest decrease in Puerto Rico (down 2,363.6%).
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, annual growth: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar | 966.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Solomon Islands | 334.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 11,166.1% | volatile |
| 3 | Seychelles | 248.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Argentina | 120.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2,500.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Morocco | 117.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 477.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Angola | 111.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 74.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Togo | 102.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,079.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Cyprus | 58.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 723.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Panama | 45.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 94.8% | volatile |
| 10 | Bhutan | 34.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 64.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Eritrea | 29.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 49.2% | volatile |
| 12 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 29.79 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 105.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Hong Kong, China | 25.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 613.6% | volatile |
| 14 | North Macedonia | 24.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 363.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Guyana | 21.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 67.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Ukraine | 21.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 303.2% | volatile |
| 17 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 21.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 463.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 21.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 31.6% | volatile |
| 19 | Belarus | 21.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 199.8% | volatile |
| 20 | New Caledonia | 20.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 415.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Guinea-Bissau | 20 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 86.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Tuvalu | 20 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Vanuatu | 20 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,333.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Saudi Arabia | 15.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 90.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Cameroon | 15.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 51.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Bulgaria | 15.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 287.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Zimbabwe | 14.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 131.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Gabon | 14.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 764.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Cape Verde | 14.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 30 | Montenegro | 14 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 136.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Algeria | 13.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 13.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 809.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Belgium | 13.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,329.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Peru | 11.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 243.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Rwanda | 11.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 59.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Faroe Islands | 11.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 18.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Brazil | 11.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 37.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Suriname | 11.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 112.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Guinea | 11.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 27.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 10.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 785.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Paraguay | 10.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 34.5% | volatile |
| 42 | Gambia | 10.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 136.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Equatorial Guinea | 10.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Iceland | 10.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 46.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Nepal | 10.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 49.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Canada | 9.81 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 158.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Tonga | 9.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 128.7% | volatile |
| 48 | United Arab Emirates | 9.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 842.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Finland | 9.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 973.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Côte d'Ivoire | 9.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,068.8% | volatile |
| 51 | Croatia | 9.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2,581.8% | volatile |
| 52 | Hungary | 9.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 239.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Zambia | 9.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 285.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Burkina Faso | 8.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 635.8% | volatile |
| 55 | Portugal | 8.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 33.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Oman | 7.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 140.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Timor-Leste | 7.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 133.9% | volatile |
| 58 | Cuba | 7.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Kazakhstan | 7.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 115.4% | volatile |
| 60 | Uzbekistan | 7.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 67.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Ireland | 7.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 181.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Poland | 7.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 49.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Ethiopia | 7.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 92.1% | volatile |
| 64 | Fiji | 6.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 96.4% | volatile |
| 65 | India | 6.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 21.5% | volatile |
| 66 | Haiti | 6.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 498.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Congo | 6.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 47.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Dominican Republic | 6.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 84.2% | volatile |
| 69 | Sierra Leone | 5.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Central African Republic | 5.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 5.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Turkmenistan | 5 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 92.5% | volatile |
| 73 | Ghana | 4.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 73.5% | volatile |
| 74 | Burundi | 4.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Lesotho | 4.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 94.1% | volatile |
| 76 | China | 4.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 12.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Viet Nam | 4.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Estonia | 4.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 75.7% | volatile |
| 79 | Bangladesh | 4.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Afghanistan | 4.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 72.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Lithuania | 4.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 147.9% | volatile |
| 82 | Armenia | 4.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 78.8% | volatile |
| 83 | Serbia | 3.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 79.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 3.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 130.5% | volatile |
| 85 | Türkiye | 3.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 590.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Colombia | 3.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 27.5% | volatile |
| 87 | Pakistan | 3.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,796.6% | volatile |
| 88 | Bahrain | 3.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 103.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Indonesia | 2.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 68.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Israel | 2.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 125.8% | volatile |
| 91 | Cambodia | 2 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 94.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Spain | 1.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 95.1% | volatile |
| 93 | Norway | 1.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 84.6% | volatile |
| 94 | Saint Lucia | 1.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 105.6% | volatile |
| 95 | Malaysia | 0.9839 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 153.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Myanmar | 0.7437 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 79.3% | volatile |
| 97 | Mali | 0.6756 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 105.9% | volatile |
| 98 | Belize | 0.497 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 35.3% | volatile |
| 99 | Malawi | 0.4184 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 98.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Czechia | 0.3868 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 90.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Tajikistan | 0.3505 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 96.4% | volatile |
| 102 | Egypt | 0.2977 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 91.7% | volatile |
| 103 | France | 0.2471 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 102.5% | volatile |
| 104 | Kuwait | 0.1912 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 109.7% | volatile |
| 105 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 0.073 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 99.3% | volatile |
| 106 | French Polynesia | 0.0722 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.3% | volatile |
| 107 | Aruba | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Bahamas | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Barbados | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Curaçao | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 107 | Cayman Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 107 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 107 | Grenada | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Isle of Man | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 107 | Kiribati | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Lebanon | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Libya | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 107 | Luxembourg | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 107 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Namibia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Naoero | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Palau | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Papua New Guinea | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 107 | Eswatini | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Chad | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 107 | British Virgin Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 107 | United States Virgin Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Yemen | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Ecuador | -0.0905 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.8% | volatile |
| 132 | Nigeria | -0.2318 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 101.9% | volatile |
| 133 | Thailand | -0.2572 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 97.4% | volatile |
| 134 | Benin | -0.7264 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.8% | volatile |
| 135 | Liberia | -0.8811 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 103.3% | volatile |
| 136 | Jordan | -1.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 106.5% | volatile |
| 137 | Georgia | -1.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 109.7% | volatile |
| 138 | Korea | -1.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 174.8% | volatile |
| 139 | Samoa | -1.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 103.9% | volatile |
| 140 | Mexico | -2.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 103.4% | volatile |
| 141 | South Africa | -2.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 127.8% | volatile |
| 142 | South Sudan | -2.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 143 | Switzerland | -2.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 144 | Austria | -3.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 166.3% | volatile |
| 145 | Slovenia | -3.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 123.5% | volatile |
| 146 | Azerbaijan | -4.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 86.7% | volatile |
| 147 | Latvia | -5.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 180.1% | volatile |
| 148 | Chile | -5.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 131.6% | volatile |
| 149 | Nicaragua | -5.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 137.8% | volatile |
| 150 | Botswana | -6.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 75.9% | volatile |
| 151 | Russian Federation | -6.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 220.6% | volatile |
| 152 | Germany | -6.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 325.5% | volatile |
| 153 | Philippines | -6.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 352.5% | volatile |
| 154 | United States of America | -7 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 283.8% | volatile |
| 155 | El Salvador | -7.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 85.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Sri Lanka | -7.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 172.4% | volatile |
| 157 | Australia | -7.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 7.9% | volatile |
| 158 | Mozambique | -7.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 112.5% | volatile |
| 159 | Japan | -9.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,427.7% | volatile |
| 160 | Puerto Rico | -9.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2,363.6% | volatile |
| 161 | New Zealand | -9.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 171.7% | volatile |
| 162 | Greece | -9.81 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 163 | Republic of Moldova | -10.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 147.4% | volatile |
| 164 | Romania | -10.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 306.7% | volatile |
| 165 | Singapore | -11.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 102.4% | volatile |
| 166 | Slovakia | -11.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 203.7% | volatile |
| 167 | Tunisia | -11.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 422.8% | volatile |
| 168 | Sweden | -12.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 245.3% | volatile |
| 169 | Uruguay | -13.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 894.6% | volatile |
| 170 | Malta | -13.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 166.4% | volatile |
| 171 | Denmark | -14.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 90.2% | volatile |
| 172 | Sudan | -14.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 173 | Iraq | -15.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 117.1% | volatile |
| 174 | American Samoa | -16.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 175 | Trinidad and Tobago | -18.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 34.6% | volatile |
| 176 | Mauritius | -19.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 120.7% | volatile |
| 177 | Netherlands | -19.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 156.7% | volatile |
| 178 | Guam | -20 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 179 | Uganda | -20.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 254.6% | volatile |
| 180 | Madagascar | -20.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 190.5% | volatile |
| 181 | Albania | -20.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 357.7% | volatile |
| 182 | Brunei Darussalam | -22.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 184.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Italy | -22.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 504.9% | volatile |
| 184 | Syrian Arab Republic | -22.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 9.6% | volatile |
| 185 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -23.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 112.8% | volatile |
| 186 | Honduras | -25.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 256.3% | volatile |
| 187 | Costa Rica | -26.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 121.0% | volatile |
| 188 | Jamaica | -30.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 773.1% | volatile |
| 189 | Maldives | -30.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 190 | Guatemala | -39.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 576.1% | volatile |
| 191 | Kenya | -40.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,712.2% | volatile |
| 192 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | -41.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 226.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Kyrgyzstan | -42.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 145.7% | volatile |
| 194 | Senegal | -45.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 205.2% | volatile |
| 195 | Niger | -45.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 171.2% | volatile |
| 196 | Dominica | -50 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 197 | Marshall Islands | -60 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 10.7% | falling |
| 198 | Palestine, State of | -94.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 169.6% | volatile |
| 199 | Turks and Caicos Islands | -100 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 166.7% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.