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

Viet Nam ranks 7th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.

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

Over the last ten years it is up 52.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

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

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

Viet Nam: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita was 0.0559 metric tons per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.0559 metric tons per person

Change on year

up 3.9%

World rank

7th

of 215 countries

All-time high

0.0559 metric tons per person

in 2024

All-time low

0.0012 metric tons per person

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2024

Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Viet Nam, 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 Viet Nam is 0.0559 metric tons per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 52.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Viet Nam peaked at 0.0559 metric tons per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0012 metric tons per person, in 1960.

That places Viet Nam 7th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Viet Nam, year by year

Annual values for Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Viet Nam, 1960 to 2024.
Year	metric tons per person	Change
1960	0.0012 metric tons per person	—
1961	0.0012 metric tons per person	+4.3%
1962	0.0013 metric tons per person	+4.0%
1963	0.0013 metric tons per person	+3.4%
1964	0.0013 metric tons per person	+3.3%
1965	0.0014 metric tons per person	+3.1%
1966	0.0014 metric tons per person	+3.0%
1967	0.0015 metric tons per person	+2.7%
1968	0.0015 metric tons per person	+2.6%
1969	0.0015 metric tons per person	+2.6%
1970	0.0016 metric tons per person	+2.4%
1971	0.0016 metric tons per person	+2.2%
1972	0.0016 metric tons per person	+1.8%
1973	0.0017 metric tons per person	+1.9%
1974	0.0017 metric tons per person	+1.7%
1975	0.0017 metric tons per person	+1.7%
1976	0.0018 metric tons per person	+1.3%
1977	0.0018 metric tons per person	+1.4%
1978	0.0018 metric tons per person	+1.6%
1979	0.0018 metric tons per person	+2.0%
1980	0.0019 metric tons per person	+2.5%
1981	0.0019 metric tons per person	+2.3%
1982	0.002 metric tons per person	+2.4%
1983	0.002 metric tons per person	+2.3%
1984	0.0021 metric tons per person	+2.0%
1985	0.0022 metric tons per person	+6.3%
1986	0.0021 metric tons per person	-3.7%
1987	0.0023 metric tons per person	+9.0%
1988	0.0025 metric tons per person	+6.7%
1989	0.0026 metric tons per person	+4.7%
1990	0.0025 metric tons per person	-3.8%
1991	0.0025 metric tons per person	+1.6%
1992	0.0025 metric tons per person	+0.8%
1993	0.0027 metric tons per person	+6.7%
1994	0.0049 metric tons per person	+79.7%
1995	0.0054 metric tons per person	+11.2%
1996	0.0042 metric tons per person	-22.0%
1997	0.0045 metric tons per person	+6.3%
1998	0.0047 metric tons per person	+5.0%
1999	0.0054 metric tons per person	+15.3%
2000	0.0067 metric tons per person	+22.8%
2001	0.0077 metric tons per person	+16.2%
2002	0.0091 metric tons per person	+17.8%
2003	0.012 metric tons per person	+31.3%
2004	0.0151 metric tons per person	+26.2%
2005	0.0179 metric tons per person	+18.6%
2006	0.0204 metric tons per person	+13.7%
2007	0.0251 metric tons per person	+23.4%
2008	0.0291 metric tons per person	+15.8%
2009	0.0297 metric tons per person	+2.2%
2010	0.0309 metric tons per person	+3.9%
2011	0.0323 metric tons per person	+4.7%
2012	0.0347 metric tons per person	+7.2%
2013	0.0356 metric tons per person	+2.5%
2014	0.0366 metric tons per person	+2.9%
2015	0.0374 metric tons per person	+2.3%
2016	0.0381 metric tons per person	+1.8%
2017	0.0403 metric tons per person	+5.7%
2018	0.0436 metric tons per person	+8.2%
2019	0.045 metric tons per person	+3.3%
2020	0.0477 metric tons per person	+6.0%
2021	0.048 metric tons per person	+0.6%
2022	0.0513 metric tons per person	+6.8%
2023	0.0538 metric tons per person	+4.9%
2024	0.0559 metric tons per person	+3.9%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0014 metric tons per person	0.0012 metric tons per person	0.0015 metric tons per person	10
1970s	0.0017 metric tons per person	0.0016 metric tons per person	0.0018 metric tons per person	10
1980s	0.0022 metric tons per person	0.0019 metric tons per person	0.0026 metric tons per person	10
1990s	0.0039 metric tons per person	0.0025 metric tons per person	0.0054 metric tons per person	10
2000s	0.0173 metric tons per person	0.0067 metric tons per person	0.0297 metric tons per person	10
2010s	0.0374 metric tons per person	0.0309 metric tons per person	0.045 metric tons per person	10
2020s	0.0514 metric tons per person	0.0477 metric tons per person	0.0559 metric tons per person	5

Countries ranked near Viet Nam

4 Chile 0.0719 metric tons per person compare
5 Ecuador 0.0682 metric tons per person compare
6 China 0.0582 metric tons per person compare
8 Indonesia 0.0556 metric tons per person compare
9 Korea 0.0441 metric tons per person compare
10 Solomon Islands 0.0372 metric tons per person compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

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Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 18.98 (2050)
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Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 10.27 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Viet Nam?: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Viet Nam was 0.0559 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 Viet Nam?: The highest recorded value was 0.0559 metric tons per person in 2024.
What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita recorded in Viet Nam?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 metric tons per person in 1960.
How does Viet Nam rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita?: Viet Nam ranks 7th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita rising or falling in Viet Nam?: Over the last ten years it is up 52.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Viet Nam 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.

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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
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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.