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

Canada ranks 44th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

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

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

Canada: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita was 0.0039 metric tons per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.0039 metric tons per person

Change on year

up 6.6%

World rank

44th

of 215 countries

All-time high

0.0056 metric tons per person

in 2016

All-time low

0.0001 metric tons per person

in 1982

Years of data

1960–2024

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

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

Analysis

Canada recorded 0.0039 metric tons per person for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.6% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Canada peaked at 0.0056 metric tons per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 metric tons per person, in 1982.

That places Canada 44th 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 Canada, year by year

Annual values for Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Canada, 1960 to 2024.
Year	metric tons per person	Change
1960	0.0002 metric tons per person	—
1961	0.0002 metric tons per person	-1.5%
1962	0.0002 metric tons per person	+1.8%
1963	0.0002 metric tons per person	+1.8%
1964	0.0002 metric tons per person	-1.4%
1965	0.0002 metric tons per person	-1.4%
1966	0.0002 metric tons per person	-1.4%
1967	0.0002 metric tons per person	-1.3%
1968	0.0002 metric tons per person	+2.0%
1969	0.0002 metric tons per person	-1.0%
1970	0.0002 metric tons per person	+4.0%
1971	0.0002 metric tons per person	+5.3%
1972	0.0002 metric tons per person	+15.8%
1973	0.0002 metric tons per person	+15.5%
1974	0.0002 metric tons per person	-15.3%
1975	0.0002 metric tons per person	-11.2%
1976	0.0002 metric tons per person	-5.8%
1977	0.0002 metric tons per person	-2.3%
1978	0.0002 metric tons per person	+2.6%
1979	0.0001 metric tons per person	-15.2%
1980	0.0001 metric tons per person	+1.8%
1981	0.0002 metric tons per person	+12.8%
1982	0.0001 metric tons per person	-17.0%
1983	0.0002 metric tons per person	+24.1%
1984	0.0003 metric tons per person	+78.3%
1985	0.0003 metric tons per person	+12.9%
1986	0.0005 metric tons per person	+42.7%
1987	0.0006 metric tons per person	+31.5%
1988	0.0009 metric tons per person	+38.1%
1989	0.0012 metric tons per person	+34.9%
1990	0.0015 metric tons per person	+25.1%
1991	0.0017 metric tons per person	+15.2%
1992	0.0016 metric tons per person	-6.7%
1993	0.0018 metric tons per person	+14.3%
1994	0.0019 metric tons per person	+4.5%
1995	0.0022 metric tons per person	+16.4%
1996	0.0024 metric tons per person	+9.8%
1997	0.0027 metric tons per person	+11.7%
1998	0.003 metric tons per person	+10.6%
1999	0.0037 metric tons per person	+23.0%
2000	0.0042 metric tons per person	+12.0%
2001	0.0049 metric tons per person	+18.6%
2002	0.0055 metric tons per person	+11.2%
2003	0.0053 metric tons per person	-3.3%
2004	0.0045 metric tons per person	-14.4%
2005	0.0048 metric tons per person	+5.6%
2006	0.0053 metric tons per person	+9.9%
2007	0.0046 metric tons per person	-12.0%
2008	0.0047 metric tons per person	+0.9%
2009	0.0046 metric tons per person	-0.9%
2010	0.0048 metric tons per person	+3.0%
2011	0.0049 metric tons per person	+3.5%
2012	0.0053 metric tons per person	+7.8%
2013	0.0048 metric tons per person	-10.1%
2014	0.0039 metric tons per person	-17.7%
2015	0.0053 metric tons per person	+33.1%
2016	0.0056 metric tons per person	+6.0%
2017	0.0052 metric tons per person	-6.0%
2018	0.0051 metric tons per person	-1.9%
2019	0.005 metric tons per person	-3.0%
2020	0.0044 metric tons per person	-11.8%
2021	0.0049 metric tons per person	+12.1%
2022	0.0043 metric tons per person	-12.6%
2023	0.0037 metric tons per person	-15.3%
2024	0.0039 metric tons per person	+6.6%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0002 metric tons per person	0.0002 metric tons per person	0.0002 metric tons per person	10
1970s	0.0002 metric tons per person	0.0001 metric tons per person	0.0002 metric tons per person	10
1980s	0.0004 metric tons per person	0.0001 metric tons per person	0.0012 metric tons per person	10
1990s	0.0023 metric tons per person	0.0015 metric tons per person	0.0037 metric tons per person	10
2000s	0.0048 metric tons per person	0.0042 metric tons per person	0.0055 metric tons per person	10
2010s	0.005 metric tons per person	0.0039 metric tons per person	0.0056 metric tons per person	10
2020s	0.0042 metric tons per person	0.0037 metric tons per person	0.0049 metric tons per person	5

Countries ranked near Canada

41 Brazil 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
45 Ghana 0.0035 metric tons per person compare
46 Nepal 0.0035 metric tons per person compare
47 Peru 0.0034 metric tons per person compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Canada?: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Canada was 0.0039 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 Canada?: The highest recorded value was 0.0056 metric tons per person in 2016.
What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita recorded in Canada?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 metric tons per person in 1982.
How does Canada rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita?: Canada ranks 44th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita rising or falling in Canada?: Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Canada 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.