Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in New Zealand
New Zealand: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita was 0.0187 metric tons per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in New Zealand, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 0.0187 metric tons per person for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.0% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in New Zealand peaked at 0.0267 metric tons per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 metric tons per person, in 1961.
New Zealand ranks 16th 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 New Zealand, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0012 metric tons per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0004 metric tons per person | -65.0% |
| 1962 | 0.001 metric tons per person | +153.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0008 metric tons per person | -28.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0007 metric tons per person | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0009 metric tons per person | +24.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0009 metric tons per person | -5.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0007 metric tons per person | -23.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0007 metric tons per person | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0005 metric tons per person | -28.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0005 metric tons per person | +6.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0007 metric tons per person | +33.7% |
| 1972 | 0.001 metric tons per person | +50.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0009 metric tons per person | -8.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0008 metric tons per person | -7.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0007 metric tons per person | -20.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0009 metric tons per person | +27.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0004 metric tons per person | -47.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0006 metric tons per person | +31.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0009 metric tons per person | +52.0% |
| 1980 | 0.001 metric tons per person | +15.6% |
| 1981 | 0.001 metric tons per person | -7.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0021 metric tons per person | +115.8% |
| 1983 | 0.003 metric tons per person | +46.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0034 metric tons per person | +11.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0036 metric tons per person | +7.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0052 metric tons per person | +43.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0059 metric tons per person | +13.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0085 metric tons per person | +42.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0082 metric tons per person | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0086 metric tons per person | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0139 metric tons per person | +62.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0146 metric tons per person | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0147 metric tons per person | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0142 metric tons per person | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0192 metric tons per person | +35.3% |
| 1996 | 0.02 metric tons per person | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0203 metric tons per person | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0246 metric tons per person | +21.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0239 metric tons per person | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0222 metric tons per person | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0196 metric tons per person | -11.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0219 metric tons per person | +11.9% |
| 2003 | 0.021 metric tons per person | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0226 metric tons per person | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0255 metric tons per person | +12.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0257 metric tons per person | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0265 metric tons per person | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0264 metric tons per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0244 metric tons per person | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0254 metric tons per person | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0267 metric tons per person | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0227 metric tons per person | -15.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0219 metric tons per person | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0243 metric tons per person | +11.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0198 metric tons per person | -18.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0231 metric tons per person | +16.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0242 metric tons per person | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0213 metric tons per person | -11.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0231 metric tons per person | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0234 metric tons per person | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.023 metric tons per person | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0209 metric tons per person | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 0.021 metric tons per person | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0187 metric tons per person | -11.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0008 metric tons per person | 0.0004 metric tons per person | 0.0012 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0007 metric tons per person | 0.0004 metric tons per person | 0.001 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0042 metric tons per person | 0.001 metric tons per person | 0.0085 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0174 metric tons per person | 0.0086 metric tons per person | 0.0246 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0236 metric tons per person | 0.0196 metric tons per person | 0.0265 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0233 metric tons per person | 0.0198 metric tons per person | 0.0267 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0214 metric tons per person | 0.0187 metric tons per person | 0.0234 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 13 Myanmar 0.0222 metric tons per person compare
- 14 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0198 metric tons per person compare
- 15 Philippines 0.0192 metric tons per person compare
- 17 Cambodia 0.0182 metric tons per person compare
- 18 Bangladesh 0.0172 metric tons per person compare
- 19 Malaysia 0.0144 metric tons per person compare
More reference data data for New Zealand
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4532 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0459 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 10.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 42.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 47.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2499 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in New Zealand?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in New Zealand was 0.0187 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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0267 metric tons per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 metric tons per person in 1961.
- How does New Zealand rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 16th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.