Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Ireland
Ireland: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita was 0.007 metric tons per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Ireland, 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 Ireland is 0.007 metric tons per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Ireland peaked at 0.0159 metric tons per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 metric tons per person, in 1962.
That places Ireland 28th 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 Ireland, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0007 metric tons per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0003 metric tons per person | -57.1% |
| 1962 | 0.0002 metric tons per person | -44.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0004 metric tons per person | +118.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0003 metric tons per person | -9.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0004 metric tons per person | +9.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0003 metric tons per person | -18.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0004 metric tons per person | +43.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0009 metric tons per person | +99.1% |
| 1969 | 0.001 metric tons per person | +14.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0013 metric tons per person | +22.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0016 metric tons per person | +31.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0018 metric tons per person | +10.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0011 metric tons per person | -38.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0012 metric tons per person | +9.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0013 metric tons per person | +10.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0016 metric tons per person | +16.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0014 metric tons per person | -8.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0012 metric tons per person | -13.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0011 metric tons per person | -10.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0017 metric tons per person | +51.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0017 metric tons per person | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.002 metric tons per person | +19.0% |
| 1983 | 0.002 metric tons per person | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0043 metric tons per person | +115.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0034 metric tons per person | -22.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0036 metric tons per person | +6.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0053 metric tons per person | +46.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0052 metric tons per person | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0059 metric tons per person | +13.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0076 metric tons per person | +28.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0079 metric tons per person | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0076 metric tons per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0084 metric tons per person | +10.5% |
| 1994 | 0.008 metric tons per person | -5.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0076 metric tons per person | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0096 metric tons per person | +26.6% |
| 1997 | 0.01 metric tons per person | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0114 metric tons per person | +13.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0117 metric tons per person | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0135 metric tons per person | +15.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0158 metric tons per person | +17.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0159 metric tons per person | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0156 metric tons per person | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0143 metric tons per person | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0144 metric tons per person | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0124 metric tons per person | -13.9% |
| 2007 | 0.013 metric tons per person | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.01 metric tons per person | -23.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0105 metric tons per person | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0102 metric tons per person | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0097 metric tons per person | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0078 metric tons per person | -18.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0074 metric tons per person | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0067 metric tons per person | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0084 metric tons per person | +25.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0084 metric tons per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0094 metric tons per person | +11.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0075 metric tons per person | -20.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0076 metric tons per person | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0075 metric tons per person | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0082 metric tons per person | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0084 metric tons per person | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0066 metric tons per person | -21.7% |
| 2024 | 0.007 metric tons per person | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0005 metric tons per person | 0.0002 metric tons per person | 0.001 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0014 metric tons per person | 0.0011 metric tons per person | 0.0018 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0035 metric tons per person | 0.0017 metric tons per person | 0.0059 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.009 metric tons per person | 0.0076 metric tons per person | 0.0117 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0135 metric tons per person | 0.01 metric tons per person | 0.0159 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0083 metric tons per person | 0.0067 metric tons per person | 0.0102 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0076 metric tons per person | 0.0066 metric tons per person | 0.0084 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 25 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.0077 metric tons per person compare
- 26 Croatia 0.0076 metric tons per person compare
- 27 Honduras 0.0071 metric tons per person compare
- 29 Türkiye 0.0067 metric tons per person compare
- 30 Cyprus 0.0067 metric tons per person compare
- 31 Japan 0.0065 metric tons per person compare
More reference data data for Ireland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0921 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5015 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Ireland?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Ireland was 0.007 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0159 metric tons per person in 2002.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 metric tons per person in 1962.
- How does Ireland rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita?
- Ireland ranks 28th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ireland 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.