Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Brazil
Brazil: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 882,935 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Brazil, 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
Brazil recorded 882,935 metric tons for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 11.3% on the previous year and up 56.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Brazil peaked at 882,935 metric tons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
That places Brazil 14th 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 Brazil, 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 | 10 metric tons | — |
| 1970 | 19 metric tons | +90.0% |
| 1971 | 27 metric tons | +42.1% |
| 1972 | 50 metric tons | +85.2% |
| 1973 | 93 metric tons | +86.0% |
| 1974 | 158 metric tons | +69.9% |
| 1975 | 286 metric tons | +81.0% |
| 1976 | 433 metric tons | +51.4% |
| 1977 | 780 metric tons | +80.1% |
| 1978 | 1,132 metric tons | +45.1% |
| 1979 | 1,687 metric tons | +49.0% |
| 1980 | 3,737 metric tons | +121.5% |
| 1981 | 5,794 metric tons | +55.0% |
| 1982 | 7,586 metric tons | +30.9% |
| 1983 | 9,168 metric tons | +20.9% |
| 1984 | 10,700 metric tons | +16.7% |
| 1985 | 10,873 metric tons | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 10,990 metric tons | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 13,140 metric tons | +19.6% |
| 1988 | 15,559 metric tons | +18.4% |
| 1989 | 18,170 metric tons | +16.8% |
| 1990 | 20,490 metric tons | +12.8% |
| 1991 | 23,390 metric tons | +14.2% |
| 1992 | 29,820 metric tons | +27.5% |
| 1993 | 30,390 metric tons | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 30,915 metric tons | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 46,202 metric tons | +49.4% |
| 1996 | 77,690 metric tons | +68.2% |
| 1997 | 87,676 metric tons | +12.9% |
| 1998 | 103,915 metric tons | +18.5% |
| 1999 | 140,657 metric tons | +35.4% |
| 2000 | 172,450 metric tons | +22.6% |
| 2001 | 205,568 metric tons | +19.2% |
| 2002 | 247,678 metric tons | +20.5% |
| 2003 | 273,268 metric tons | +10.3% |
| 2004 | 269,699 metric tons | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 257,784 metric tons | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 271,697 metric tons | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 289,048 metric tons | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 331,563 metric tons | +14.7% |
| 2009 | 365,137 metric tons | +10.1% |
| 2010 | 411,787 metric tons | +12.8% |
| 2011 | 436,100 metric tons | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 480,896 metric tons | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 477,650 metric tons | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 564,238 metric tons | +18.1% |
| 2015 | 578,389 metric tons | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 543,116 metric tons | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 565,330 metric tons | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 581,773 metric tons | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 600,735 metric tons | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 630,935 metric tons | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 650,718 metric tons | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 739,027 metric tons | +13.6% |
| 2023 | 793,194 metric tons | +7.3% |
| 2024 | 882,935 metric tons | +11.3% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 882,935 metric tons is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5,803 metric tons, 152.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 882,935 metric tons is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 291.99 metric tons, 3023.9× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Brazil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +121.5% | 1,687 metric tons | 3,737 metric tons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 10 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 466.5 metric tons | 19 metric tons | 1,687 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,572 metric tons | 3,737 metric tons | 18,170 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 59,114 metric tons | 20,490 metric tons | 140,657 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 268,389 metric tons | 172,450 metric tons | 365,137 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 524,001 metric tons | 411,787 metric tons | 600,735 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 739,362 metric tons | 630,935 metric tons | 882,935 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More agriculture & rural data for Brazil
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.6576 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2918 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 1.28 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0609 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 652.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Brazil?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Brazil was 882,935 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 Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 882,935 metric tons in 2024.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Brazil rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Brazil ranks 14th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil 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.