Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Bhutan
Bhutan: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 58 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Bhutan, 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
Bhutan recorded 58 metric tons for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 34.9% on the previous year and down 58.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Bhutan peaked at 223.62 metric tons in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
Bhutan ranks 161st 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 in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | metric tons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1961 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1962 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1963 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1964 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1965 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1966 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1967 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1968 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1969 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1970 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1971 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1972 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1973 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1974 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1975 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1976 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1977 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1978 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1979 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1980 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1981 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1982 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1983 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1984 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1985 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1986 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1987 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1988 | 15 metric tons | — |
| 1989 | 12 metric tons | -20.0% |
| 1990 | 31 metric tons | +158.3% |
| 1991 | 35 metric tons | +12.9% |
| 1992 | 35 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 30 metric tons | -14.3% |
| 1994 | 30 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 30 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 30 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 30 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 30 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 30 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 30 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 30 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 30 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 30 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 40 metric tons | +33.3% |
| 2005 | 40 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 40 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 40 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 46 metric tons | +15.0% |
| 2009 | 46 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 46 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 75 metric tons | +63.0% |
| 2012 | 78.34 metric tons | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 69.8 metric tons | -10.9% |
| 2014 | 139 metric tons | +99.1% |
| 2015 | 149 metric tons | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 185 metric tons | +24.2% |
| 2017 | 222 metric tons | +20.0% |
| 2018 | 223.62 metric tons | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 209.27 metric tons | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 181 metric tons | -13.5% |
| 2021 | 193 metric tons | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 95 metric tons | -50.8% |
| 2023 | 43 metric tons | -54.7% |
| 2024 | 58 metric tons | +34.9% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 58 metric tons is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9,636 metric tons, 1% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 58 metric tons is below the median for South Asia, which is 79,261 metric tons, 0% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Bhutan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +158.3% | 12 metric tons | 31 metric tons |
| 2014 | +99.1% | 69.8 metric tons | 139 metric tons |
| 2011 | +63.0% | 46 metric tons | 75 metric tons |
| 2023 | -54.7% | 95 metric tons | 43 metric tons |
| 2022 | -50.8% | 193 metric tons | 95 metric tons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.7 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 15 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.1 metric tons | 30 metric tons | 35 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.2 metric tons | 30 metric tons | 46 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 139.7 metric tons | 46 metric tons | 223.62 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 114 metric tons | 43 metric tons | 193 metric tons | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Bhutan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1368 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 614.64 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.8653 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5657 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 13.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 13.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Bhutan?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Bhutan was 58 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 Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 223.62 metric tons in 2018.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Bhutan rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Bhutan ranks 161st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan 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.