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

Portugal ranks 61st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.

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

Over the last ten years it is up 108.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

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

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

Portugal: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita was 0.0023 metric tons per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.0023 metric tons per person

Change on year

up 7.2%

World rank

61st

of 215 countries

All-time high

0.0023 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 Portugal, 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 Portugal is 0.0023 metric tons per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

The figure is up 7.2% on the previous year and up 108.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Portugal peaked at 0.0023 metric tons per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons per person, in 1960.

Portugal ranks 61st of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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 Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Portugal, 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	+202.3%
1967	0 metric tons per person	+168.4%
1968	0 metric tons per person	+100.9%
1969	0 metric tons per person	+51.4%
1970	0 metric tons per person	+97.6%
1971	0 metric tons per person	+68.8%
1972	0 metric tons per person	+50.9%
1973	0 metric tons per person	+30.2%
1974	0 metric tons per person	+29.2%
1975	0 metric tons per person	+10.0%
1976	0 metric tons per person	+11.0%
1977	0 metric tons per person	+15.4%
1978	0 metric tons per person	+26.1%
1979	0.0001 metric tons per person	+22.8%
1980	0.0001 metric tons per person	+21.2%
1981	0.0001 metric tons per person	+12.9%
1982	0.0001 metric tons per person	+22.3%
1983	0.0002 metric tons per person	+192.2%
1984	0.0006 metric tons per person	+152.4%
1985	0.0006 metric tons per person	+2.3%
1986	0.001 metric tons per person	+61.2%
1987	0.0011 metric tons per person	+6.6%
1988	0.001 metric tons per person	-5.2%
1989	0.0009 metric tons per person	-17.9%
1990	0.0005 metric tons per person	-41.8%
1991	0.0006 metric tons per person	+26.6%
1992	0.0006 metric tons per person	+2.1%
1993	0.0006 metric tons per person	-6.9%
1994	0.0007 metric tons per person	+9.2%
1995	0.0005 metric tons per person	-24.1%
1996	0.0005 metric tons per person	+7.3%
1997	0.0007 metric tons per person	+33.4%
1998	0.0007 metric tons per person	+4.4%
1999	0.0006 metric tons per person	-17.3%
2000	0.0007 metric tons per person	+19.4%
2001	0.0008 metric tons per person	+8.2%
2002	0.0008 metric tons per person	+0.4%
2003	0.0008 metric tons per person	-3.4%
2004	0.0006 metric tons per person	-16.8%
2005	0.0006 metric tons per person	-0.2%
2006	0.0008 metric tons per person	+17.7%
2007	0.0007 metric tons per person	-6.2%
2008	0.0007 metric tons per person	-1.0%
2009	0.0006 metric tons per person	-8.6%
2010	0.0008 metric tons per person	+22.2%
2011	0.0009 metric tons per person	+11.6%
2012	0.001 metric tons per person	+13.0%
2013	0.001 metric tons per person	-1.9%
2014	0.0011 metric tons per person	+13.2%
2015	0.0009 metric tons per person	-15.3%
2016	0.0009 metric tons per person	+2.7%
2017	0.0012 metric tons per person	+28.1%
2018	0.0014 metric tons per person	+12.0%
2019	0.0013 metric tons per person	-2.2%
2020	0.002 metric tons per person	+50.4%
2021	0.0019 metric tons per person	-5.8%
2022	0.0018 metric tons per person	-4.0%
2023	0.0021 metric tons per person	+17.2%
2024	0.0023 metric tons per person	+7.2%

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	0.0001 metric tons per person	10
1980s	0.0006 metric tons per person	0.0001 metric tons per person	0.0011 metric tons per person	10
1990s	0.0006 metric tons per person	0.0005 metric tons per person	0.0007 metric tons per person	10
2000s	0.0007 metric tons per person	0.0006 metric tons per person	0.0008 metric tons per person	10
2010s	0.001 metric tons per person	0.0008 metric tons per person	0.0014 metric tons per person	10
2020s	0.002 metric tons per person	0.0018 metric tons per person	0.0023 metric tons per person	5

Countries ranked near Portugal

58 Montenegro 0.0025 metric tons per person compare
59 Russian Federation 0.0024 metric tons per person compare
60 Costa Rica 0.0024 metric tons per person compare
62 Guyana 0.0022 metric tons per person compare
63 Mexico 0.0021 metric tons per person compare
64 Uganda 0.0021 metric tons per person compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

More reference data data for Portugal

Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5144 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4372 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.51 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0472 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.51 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.72 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.02 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.81 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.9 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2572 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Portugal?: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Portugal was 0.0023 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 Portugal?: The highest recorded value was 0.0023 metric tons per person in 2024.
What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita recorded in Portugal?: The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons per person in 1960.
How does Portugal rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita?: Portugal ranks 61st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita rising or falling in Portugal?: Over the last ten years it is up 108.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Portugal 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.