Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, annual growth in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, annual growth was 15.44 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, annual growth in Saudi Arabia, 1987–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 15.44 % change on previous year for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, annual growth in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.2% on the previous year and down 90.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, annual growth in Saudi Arabia peaked at 400 % change on previous year in 1987 and was at its lowest, -39.05 % change on previous year, in 2011.
That places Saudi Arabia 24th out of 199 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.
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, annual growth in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 400 % change on previous year | — |
| 1988 | 136.43 % change on previous year | -65.9% |
| 1989 | 274.62 % change on previous year | +101.3% |
| 1990 | 60.32 % change on previous year | -78.0% |
| 1991 | 8.3 % change on previous year | -86.2% |
| 1992 | 10.54 % change on previous year | +27.0% |
| 1993 | 5.17 % change on previous year | -51.0% |
| 1994 | -10.71 % change on previous year | -307.2% |
| 1995 | 20.63 % change on previous year | -292.6% |
| 1996 | 42.25 % change on previous year | +104.8% |
| 1997 | 22.29 % change on previous year | -47.2% |
| 1998 | 8.76 % change on previous year | -60.7% |
| 1999 | 10.17 % change on previous year | +16.1% |
| 2000 | 6.83 % change on previous year | -32.8% |
| 2001 | 36.88 % change on previous year | +439.7% |
| 2002 | -17.94 % change on previous year | -148.6% |
| 2003 | 75.33 % change on previous year | -520.0% |
| 2004 | -5.51 % change on previous year | -107.3% |
| 2005 | 28.67 % change on previous year | -619.9% |
| 2006 | 8.42 % change on previous year | -70.6% |
| 2007 | 18.12 % change on previous year | +115.1% |
| 2008 | 21.34 % change on previous year | +17.8% |
| 2009 | 18.36 % change on previous year | -14.0% |
| 2010 | -0.2564 % change on previous year | -101.4% |
| 2011 | -39.05 % change on previous year | +15127.8% |
| 2012 | -20.77 % change on previous year | -46.8% |
| 2013 | -27.25 % change on previous year | +31.2% |
| 2014 | 157.72 % change on previous year | -678.7% |
| 2015 | 25.63 % change on previous year | -83.8% |
| 2016 | 33.15 % change on previous year | +29.4% |
| 2017 | 37.75 % change on previous year | +13.9% |
| 2018 | 30.89 % change on previous year | -18.2% |
| 2019 | 4.91 % change on previous year | -84.1% |
| 2020 | 32.22 % change on previous year | +555.9% |
| 2021 | 14.6 % change on previous year | -54.7% |
| 2022 | 4.68 % change on previous year | -68.0% |
| 2023 | 17.01 % change on previous year | +263.6% |
| 2024 | 15.44 % change on previous year | -9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 270.35 % change on previous year | 136.43 % change on previous year | 400 % change on previous year | 3 |
| 1990s | 17.77 % change on previous year | -10.71 % change on previous year | 60.32 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.05 % change on previous year | -17.94 % change on previous year | 75.33 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.27 % change on previous year | -39.05 % change on previous year | 157.72 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.79 % change on previous year | 4.68 % change on previous year | 32.22 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 21 Guinea-Bissau 20 % change on previous year compare
- 21 Tuvalu 20 % change on previous year compare
- 21 Vanuatu 20 % change on previous year compare
- 25 Cameroon 15.29 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Bulgaria 15.11 % change on previous year compare
- 27 Zimbabwe 14.96 % change on previous year compare
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1771 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6194 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2207 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9641 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, annual growth in Saudi Arabia?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, annual growth in Saudi Arabia was 15.44 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, annual growth recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 400 % change on previous year in 1987.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, annual growth recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was -39.05 % change on previous year in 2011.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, annual growth?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 24th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, annual growth rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 90.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.