Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Australia
Australia: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita was 0.0043 metric tons per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Australia, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
In 2024, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Australia stood at 0.0043 metric tons per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.7% on the previous year and up 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Australia peaked at 0.0054 metric tons per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 metric tons per person, in 1964.
Australia ranks 38th of 215 countries on this measure, 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, per capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0006 metric tons per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0006 metric tons per person | +11.8% |
| 1962 | 0.0005 metric tons per person | -12.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0005 metric tons per person | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0005 metric tons per person | -3.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0006 metric tons per person | +11.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0006 metric tons per person | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0006 metric tons per person | +6.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0006 metric tons per person | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0006 metric tons per person | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0006 metric tons per person | -8.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0008 metric tons per person | +34.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0008 metric tons per person | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0007 metric tons per person | -12.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0008 metric tons per person | +11.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0007 metric tons per person | -13.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0007 metric tons per person | +12.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0008 metric tons per person | +5.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0007 metric tons per person | -9.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0006 metric tons per person | -15.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0006 metric tons per person | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0006 metric tons per person | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0006 metric tons per person | -5.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0006 metric tons per person | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0006 metric tons per person | -4.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0006 metric tons per person | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0006 metric tons per person | -6.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0006 metric tons per person | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0008 metric tons per person | +33.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0008 metric tons per person | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0007 metric tons per person | -10.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0008 metric tons per person | +14.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0009 metric tons per person | +13.3% |
| 1993 | 0.001 metric tons per person | +10.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0011 metric tons per person | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0012 metric tons per person | +15.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0014 metric tons per person | +11.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0014 metric tons per person | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0013 metric tons per person | -8.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0016 metric tons per person | +19.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0017 metric tons per person | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0019 metric tons per person | +10.4% |
| 2002 | 0.002 metric tons per person | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 0.002 metric tons per person | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0023 metric tons per person | +11.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0022 metric tons per person | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0025 metric tons per person | +13.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0028 metric tons per person | +10.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0029 metric tons per person | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0033 metric tons per person | +15.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0034 metric tons per person | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0034 metric tons per person | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0036 metric tons per person | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0035 metric tons per person | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0031 metric tons per person | -9.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0035 metric tons per person | +11.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0038 metric tons per person | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0038 metric tons per person | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0039 metric tons per person | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0036 metric tons per person | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0041 metric tons per person | +14.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0054 metric tons per person | +31.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0053 metric tons per person | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0048 metric tons per person | -10.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0043 metric tons per person | -9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0006 metric tons per person | 0.0005 metric tons per person | 0.0006 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0007 metric tons per person | 0.0006 metric tons per person | 0.0008 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0006 metric tons per person | 0.0006 metric tons per person | 0.0008 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0012 metric tons per person | 0.0007 metric tons per person | 0.0016 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0024 metric tons per person | 0.0017 metric tons per person | 0.0033 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0036 metric tons per person | 0.0031 metric tons per person | 0.0039 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0048 metric tons per person | 0.0041 metric tons per person | 0.0054 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 35 Saudi Arabia 0.0046 metric tons per person compare
- 36 French Polynesia 0.0044 metric tons per person compare
- 37 New Caledonia 0.0044 metric tons per person compare
- 39 Uzbekistan 0.0043 metric tons per person compare
- 40 Zambia 0.0042 metric tons per person compare
- 41 Brazil 0.0042 metric tons per person compare
More reference data data for Australia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 28.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 118.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 170.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 13.9 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Australia?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Australia was 0.0043 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0054 metric tons per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 metric tons per person in 1964.
- How does Australia rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita?
- Australia ranks 38th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture ÷ Population, total
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
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.