How does Brazil rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita?

Brazil ranks 41st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.

Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita rising or falling in Brazil?

Over the last ten years it is up 47.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Brazil

Name: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Brazil
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Brazil: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita was 0.0042 metric tons per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.0042 metric tons per person

Change on year

up 10.9%

World rank

41st

of 215 countries

All-time high

0.0042 metric tons per person

in 2024

All-time low

0 metric tons per person

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2024

Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Brazil, 1960–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Brazil is 0.0042 metric tons per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.9% on the previous year and up 47.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Brazil peaked at 0.0042 metric tons per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons per person, in 1960.

That places Brazil 41st 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.

Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Brazil, 1960 to 2024.
Year	metric tons per person	Change
1960	0 metric tons per person	—
1961	0 metric tons per person	—
1962	0 metric tons per person	—
1963	0 metric tons per person	—
1964	0 metric tons per person	—
1965	0 metric tons per person	—
1966	0 metric tons per person	—
1967	0 metric tons per person	—
1968	0 metric tons per person	—
1969	0 metric tons per person	—
1970	0 metric tons per person	+85.4%
1971	0 metric tons per person	+38.7%
1972	0 metric tons per person	+80.7%
1973	0 metric tons per person	+81.6%
1974	0 metric tons per person	+65.9%
1975	0 metric tons per person	+76.8%
1976	0 metric tons per person	+47.8%
1977	0 metric tons per person	+75.9%
1978	0 metric tons per person	+41.7%
1979	0 metric tons per person	+45.5%
1980	0 metric tons per person	+116.4%
1981	0 metric tons per person	+51.5%
1982	0.0001 metric tons per person	+28.0%
1983	0.0001 metric tons per person	+18.2%
1984	0.0001 metric tons per person	+14.2%
1985	0.0001 metric tons per person	-0.5%
1986	0.0001 metric tons per person	-1.0%
1987	0.0001 metric tons per person	+17.2%
1988	0.0001 metric tons per person	+16.2%
1989	0.0001 metric tons per person	+14.6%
1990	0.0001 metric tons per person	+10.8%
1991	0.0002 metric tons per person	+12.2%
1992	0.0002 metric tons per person	+25.4%
1993	0.0002 metric tons per person	+0.3%
1994	0.0002 metric tons per person	+0.1%
1995	0.0003 metric tons per person	+47.2%
1996	0.0005 metric tons per person	+65.6%
1997	0.0005 metric tons per person	+11.2%
1998	0.0006 metric tons per person	+16.8%
1999	0.0008 metric tons per person	+33.4%
2000	0.001 metric tons per person	+20.9%
2001	0.0012 metric tons per person	+17.7%
2002	0.0014 metric tons per person	+19.0%
2003	0.0015 metric tons per person	+9.0%
2004	0.0015 metric tons per person	-2.4%
2005	0.0014 metric tons per person	-5.5%
2006	0.0015 metric tons per person	+4.3%
2007	0.0015 metric tons per person	+5.3%
2008	0.0017 metric tons per person	+13.6%
2009	0.0019 metric tons per person	+9.1%
2010	0.0021 metric tons per person	+11.8%
2011	0.0022 metric tons per person	+5.0%
2012	0.0024 metric tons per person	+9.4%
2013	0.0024 metric tons per person	-1.5%
2014	0.0028 metric tons per person	+17.2%
2015	0.0029 metric tons per person	+1.7%
2016	0.0027 metric tons per person	-6.8%
2017	0.0028 metric tons per person	+3.3%
2018	0.0028 metric tons per person	+2.2%
2019	0.0029 metric tons per person	+2.6%
2020	0.003 metric tons per person	+4.4%
2021	0.0031 metric tons per person	+2.7%
2022	0.0035 metric tons per person	+13.2%
2023	0.0038 metric tons per person	+6.9%
2024	0.0042 metric tons per person	+10.9%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0 metric tons per person	0 metric tons per person	0 metric tons per person	10
1970s	0 metric tons per person	0 metric tons per person	0 metric tons per person	10
1980s	0.0001 metric tons per person	0 metric tons per person	0.0001 metric tons per person	10
1990s	0.0004 metric tons per person	0.0001 metric tons per person	0.0008 metric tons per person	10
2000s	0.0015 metric tons per person	0.001 metric tons per person	0.0019 metric tons per person	10
2010s	0.0026 metric tons per person	0.0021 metric tons per person	0.0029 metric tons per person	10
2020s	0.0035 metric tons per person	0.003 metric tons per person	0.0042 metric tons per person	5

Countries ranked near Brazil

38 Australia 0.0043 metric tons per person compare
39 Uzbekistan 0.0043 metric tons per person compare
40 Zambia 0.0042 metric tons per person compare
42 Panama 0.004 metric tons per person compare
43 Colombia 0.004 metric tons per person compare
44 Canada 0.0039 metric tons per person compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

More reference data data for Brazil

Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 13.82 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 72.83 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 139.27 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.01 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 139.27 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 46.34 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 18.99 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 405.35 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 699.19 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 49.04 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Brazil?: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Brazil was 0.0042 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 Brazil?: The highest recorded value was 0.0042 metric tons per person in 2024.
What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita recorded in Brazil?: The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons per person in 1960.
How does Brazil rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita?: Brazil ranks 41st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita rising or falling in Brazil?: Over the last ten years it is up 47.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Brazil 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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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

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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)

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Indicator: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita
Unit: metric tons per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 215 places, 12,819 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 11 September 2026

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.