Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 2.98 million metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
2.98 million metric tons
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
5th
of 215 countries
All-time high
2.98 million metric tons
in 2024
All-time low
49,237 metric tons
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Bangladesh, 1960–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in metric tons.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 2.98 million metric tons for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 52.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Bangladesh peaked at 2.98 million metric tons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49,237 metric tons, in 1960.
That places Bangladesh 5th 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 in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | metric tons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 49,237 metric tons | — |
| 1961 | 50,569 metric tons | +2.7% |
| 1962 | 51,944 metric tons | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 53,362 metric tons | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 54,824 metric tons | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 58,030 metric tons | +5.8% |
| 1966 | 57,897 metric tons | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 59,519 metric tons | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 59,460 metric tons | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 62,927 metric tons | +5.8% |
| 1970 | 64,716 metric tons | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 68,080 metric tons | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 68,508 metric tons | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 70,525 metric tons | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 70,970 metric tons | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 73,340 metric tons | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 77,063 metric tons | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 77,230 metric tons | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 82,760 metric tons | +7.2% |
| 1979 | 87,360 metric tons | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 91,030 metric tons | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 96,780 metric tons | +6.3% |
| 1982 | 101,630 metric tons | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 107,000 metric tons | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 117,025 metric tons | +9.4% |
| 1985 | 123,811 metric tons | +5.8% |
| 1986 | 144,723 metric tons | +16.9% |
| 1987 | 166,100 metric tons | +14.8% |
| 1988 | 175,925 metric tons | +5.9% |
| 1989 | 183,505 metric tons | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 192,592 metric tons | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 210,993 metric tons | +9.6% |
| 1992 | 226,863 metric tons | +7.5% |
| 1993 | 237,743 metric tons | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 264,190 metric tons | +11.1% |
| 1995 | 317,073 metric tons | +20.0% |
| 1996 | 379,087 metric tons | +19.6% |
| 1997 | 485,864 metric tons | +28.2% |
| 1998 | 574,812 metric tons | +18.3% |
| 1999 | 593,202 metric tons | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 657,120 metric tons | +10.8% |
| 2001 | 712,640 metric tons | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 786,604 metric tons | +10.4% |
| 2003 | 856,956 metric tons | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 914,752 metric tons | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 882,091 metric tons | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 892,049 metric tons | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 945,812 metric tons | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 1.01 million metric tons | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 1.06 million metric tons | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 1.31 million metric tons | +22.9% |
| 2011 | 1.52 million metric tons | +16.4% |
| 2012 | 1.73 million metric tons | +13.3% |
| 2013 | 1.86 million metric tons | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 1.96 million metric tons | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 2.06 million metric tons | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 2.20 million metric tons | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 2.33 million metric tons | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 2.41 million metric tons | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 2.49 million metric tons | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 2.58 million metric tons | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 2.64 million metric tons | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 2.73 million metric tons | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 2.85 million metric tons | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 2.98 million metric tons | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55,777 metric tons | 49,237 metric tons | 62,927 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 74,055 metric tons | 64,716 metric tons | 87,360 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 130,753 metric tons | 91,030 metric tons | 183,505 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 348,242 metric tons | 192,592 metric tons | 593,202 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 871,784 metric tons | 657,120 metric tons | 1.06 million metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.99 million metric tons | 1.31 million metric tons | 2.49 million metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.76 million metric tons | 2.58 million metric tons | 2.98 million metric tons | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Bangladesh
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1142 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 296.72 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6676 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 11.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 11.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 6.0% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Bangladesh?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Bangladesh was 2.98 million metric tons in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 2.98 million metric tons in 2024.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 49,237 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Bangladesh rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Bangladesh ranks 5th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Aquaculture means raising fish and other seafood — including molluscs, crustaceans and aquatic plants — in farms. Capture fishery production is how much wild fish is caught, whether for commercial, industrial, recreational, or subsistence use.