Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in China
China: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita was 0.0582 metric tons per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in China, 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 China is 0.0582 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 4.8% on the previous year and up 39.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in China peaked at 0.0582 metric tons per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 metric tons per person, in 1962.
China ranks 6th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 China, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0014 metric tons per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0012 metric tons per person | -18.0% |
| 1962 | 0.0011 metric tons per person | -5.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0013 metric tons per person | +12.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0015 metric tons per person | +16.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0016 metric tons per person | +11.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0018 metric tons per person | +10.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0017 metric tons per person | -2.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0017 metric tons per person | -3.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0019 metric tons per person | +12.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0018 metric tons per person | -4.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0021 metric tons per person | +17.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0023 metric tons per person | +8.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0021 metric tons per person | -10.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0022 metric tons per person | +6.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0024 metric tons per person | +7.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0023 metric tons per person | -3.9% |
| 1977 | 0.003 metric tons per person | +30.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0031 metric tons per person | +5.7% |
| 1979 | 0.003 metric tons per person | -4.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0032 metric tons per person | +5.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0031 metric tons per person | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0032 metric tons per person | +5.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0036 metric tons per person | +10.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0041 metric tons per person | +15.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0048 metric tons per person | +16.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0053 metric tons per person | +9.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0058 metric tons per person | +11.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0067 metric tons per person | +14.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0072 metric tons per person | +8.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0074 metric tons per person | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0084 metric tons per person | +13.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0105 metric tons per person | +24.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0129 metric tons per person | +23.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0153 metric tons per person | +18.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0176 metric tons per person | +14.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0193 metric tons per person | +9.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0193 metric tons per person | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0207 metric tons per person | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0224 metric tons per person | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0236 metric tons per person | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0245 metric tons per person | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0259 metric tons per person | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0271 metric tons per person | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0287 metric tons per person | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0299 metric tons per person | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0312 metric tons per person | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0323 metric tons per person | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0333 metric tons per person | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0346 metric tons per person | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0357 metric tons per person | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0365 metric tons per person | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0385 metric tons per person | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0404 metric tons per person | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0418 metric tons per person | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.043 metric tons per person | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0449 metric tons per person | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0461 metric tons per person | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0471 metric tons per person | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0486 metric tons per person | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0499 metric tons per person | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0515 metric tons per person | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0534 metric tons per person | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0555 metric tons per person | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0582 metric tons per person | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0015 metric tons per person | 0.0011 metric tons per person | 0.0019 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0024 metric tons per person | 0.0018 metric tons per person | 0.0031 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0047 metric tons per person | 0.0031 metric tons per person | 0.0072 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0154 metric tons per person | 0.0074 metric tons per person | 0.0224 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0291 metric tons per person | 0.0236 metric tons per person | 0.0346 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0423 metric tons per person | 0.0357 metric tons per person | 0.0486 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0537 metric tons per person | 0.0499 metric tons per person | 0.0582 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
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Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in China?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in China was 0.0582 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0582 metric tons per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 metric tons per person in 1962.
- How does China rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita?
- China ranks 6th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China 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.