Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita was 0.0033 metric tons per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in United Kingdom, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 0.0033 metric tons per person for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 20.2% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in United Kingdom peaked at 0.0036 metric tons per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons per person, in 1963.
That places United Kingdom 48th 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 United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 metric tons per person | +282.8% |
| 1962 | 0 metric tons per person | -74.3% |
| 1963 | 0 metric tons per person | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 0 metric tons per person | +467.7% |
| 1965 | 0 metric tons per person | +49.0% |
| 1966 | 0 metric tons per person | -33.7% |
| 1967 | 0 metric tons per person | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0 metric tons per person | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 0 metric tons per person | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 0 metric tons per person | +121.1% |
| 1971 | 0 metric tons per person | +15.7% |
| 1972 | 0 metric tons per person | -58.9% |
| 1973 | 0 metric tons per person | +87.9% |
| 1974 | 0 metric tons per person | +38.6% |
| 1975 | 0 metric tons per person | +57.6% |
| 1976 | 0 metric tons per person | -21.2% |
| 1977 | 0 metric tons per person | -15.2% |
| 1978 | 0 metric tons per person | +51.8% |
| 1979 | 0 metric tons per person | +164.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 metric tons per person | +21.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 metric tons per person | +41.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 metric tons per person | +196.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 metric tons per person | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 metric tons per person | +50.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0004 metric tons per person | +13.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0004 metric tons per person | +19.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0005 metric tons per person | +22.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0006 metric tons per person | +23.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0009 metric tons per person | +35.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0009 metric tons per person | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0011 metric tons per person | +21.3% |
| 1992 | 0.001 metric tons per person | -6.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0012 metric tons per person | +20.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0015 metric tons per person | +24.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0016 metric tons per person | +9.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0019 metric tons per person | +16.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0022 metric tons per person | +17.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0023 metric tons per person | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0026 metric tons per person | +12.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0026 metric tons per person | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0029 metric tons per person | +11.4% |
| 2002 | 0.003 metric tons per person | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 0.003 metric tons per person | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0035 metric tons per person | +13.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0029 metric tons per person | -17.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0028 metric tons per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0028 metric tons per person | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0028 metric tons per person | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0032 metric tons per person | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0032 metric tons per person | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0031 metric tons per person | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0032 metric tons per person | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0035 metric tons per person | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0036 metric tons per person | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0033 metric tons per person | -10.3% |
| 2016 | 0.003 metric tons per person | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0035 metric tons per person | +16.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0029 metric tons per person | -17.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0035 metric tons per person | +22.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0033 metric tons per person | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0036 metric tons per person | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 0.003 metric tons per person | -16.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0027 metric tons per person | -8.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0033 metric tons per person | +20.2% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 0.0033 metric tons per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0006 metric tons per person, 5.2× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 0.0033 metric tons per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0014 metric tons per person, 2.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in United Kingdom changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +467.7% | 0 metric tons per person | 0 metric tons per person |
| 1961 | +282.8% | 0 metric tons per person | 0 metric tons per person |
| 1982 | +196.2% | 0.0001 metric tons per person | 0.0002 metric tons per person |
| 1979 | +164.5% | 0 metric tons per person | 0 metric tons per person |
| 1970 | +121.1% | 0 metric tons per person | 0 metric tons per person |
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 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0004 metric tons per person | 0.0001 metric tons per person | 0.0009 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0016 metric tons per person | 0.0009 metric tons per person | 0.0026 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.003 metric tons per person | 0.0026 metric tons per person | 0.0035 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0033 metric tons per person | 0.0029 metric tons per person | 0.0036 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0032 metric tons per person | 0.0027 metric tons per person | 0.0036 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More reference data data for United Kingdom
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 10.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 59.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 5.48 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in United Kingdom?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in United Kingdom was 0.0033 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0036 metric tons per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons per person in 1963.
- How does United Kingdom rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita?
- United Kingdom ranks 48th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.