Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in United States of America
United States of America: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita was 0.0014 metric tons per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in United States of America, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
In 2024, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in United States of America stood at 0.0014 metric tons per person.
That represents a change of down 7.9% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in United States of America peaked at 0.0021 metric tons per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 metric tons per person, in 1961.
United States of America ranks 78th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in United States of America, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0006 metric tons per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0006 metric tons per person | -3.4% |
| 1962 | 0.0006 metric tons per person | +5.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0006 metric tons per person | +10.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0006 metric tons per person | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0007 metric tons per person | +5.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0006 metric tons per person | -14.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0006 metric tons per person | +10.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0007 metric tons per person | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0006 metric tons per person | -11.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0008 metric tons per person | +42.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0008 metric tons per person | -3.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0008 metric tons per person | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0008 metric tons per person | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0008 metric tons per person | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.001 metric tons per person | +29.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0008 metric tons per person | -16.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0008 metric tons per person | -6.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0007 metric tons per person | -9.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0006 metric tons per person | -13.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0007 metric tons per person | +20.0% |
| 1981 | 0.001 metric tons per person | +35.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0011 metric tons per person | +12.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0011 metric tons per person | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0014 metric tons per person | +20.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0014 metric tons per person | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0015 metric tons per person | +14.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0016 metric tons per person | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0015 metric tons per person | -7.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0015 metric tons per person | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0013 metric tons per person | -15.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0014 metric tons per person | +13.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0016 metric tons per person | +12.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0016 metric tons per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0015 metric tons per person | -7.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0016 metric tons per person | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0015 metric tons per person | -6.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0016 metric tons per person | +10.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0016 metric tons per person | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0017 metric tons per person | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0016 metric tons per person | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0017 metric tons per person | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0017 metric tons per person | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0019 metric tons per person | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0021 metric tons per person | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0017 metric tons per person | -16.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0017 metric tons per person | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0017 metric tons per person | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0016 metric tons per person | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0016 metric tons per person | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0016 metric tons per person | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0013 metric tons per person | -20.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0013 metric tons per person | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0014 metric tons per person | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0013 metric tons per person | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0013 metric tons per person | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0014 metric tons per person | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0013 metric tons per person | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0014 metric tons per person | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0015 metric tons per person | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0014 metric tons per person | -9.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0014 metric tons per person | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0014 metric tons per person | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0015 metric tons per person | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0014 metric tons per person | -7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0006 metric tons per person | 0.0006 metric tons per person | 0.0007 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0008 metric tons per person | 0.0006 metric tons per person | 0.001 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0013 metric tons per person | 0.0007 metric tons per person | 0.0016 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0015 metric tons per person | 0.0013 metric tons per person | 0.0017 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0017 metric tons per person | 0.0016 metric tons per person | 0.0021 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0014 metric tons per person | 0.0013 metric tons per person | 0.0016 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0014 metric tons per person | 0.0014 metric tons per person | 0.0015 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 75 Mauritius 0.0015 metric tons per person compare
- 76 Israel 0.0015 metric tons per person compare
- 77 Guatemala 0.0014 metric tons per person compare
- 79 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.0014 metric tons per person compare
- 80 North Macedonia 0.0013 metric tons per person compare
- 81 Cuba 0.0012 metric tons per person compare
More reference data data for United States of America
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 19.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 24.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 119.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 20.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 119.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 64.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 52.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 133.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 589.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 112.69 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in United States of America?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in United States of America was 0.0014 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 States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0021 metric tons per person in 2004.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 metric tons per person in 1961.
- How does United States of America rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita?
- United States of America ranks 78th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America 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)
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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.