Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Cambodia
Cambodia: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 320,282 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Cambodia, 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
Cambodia recorded 320,282 metric tons for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in 2024.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 166.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Cambodia peaked at 400,400 metric tons in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
That places Cambodia 22nd 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 Cambodia, 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 | 4 metric tons | — |
| 1977 | 11 metric tons | +175.0% |
| 1978 | 25 metric tons | +127.3% |
| 1979 | 53 metric tons | +112.0% |
| 1980 | 106 metric tons | +100.0% |
| 1981 | 240 metric tons | +126.4% |
| 1982 | 464 metric tons | +93.3% |
| 1983 | 934 metric tons | +101.3% |
| 1984 | 1,610 metric tons | +72.4% |
| 1985 | 3,000 metric tons | +86.3% |
| 1986 | 2,200 metric tons | -26.7% |
| 1987 | 2,500 metric tons | +13.6% |
| 1988 | 4,600 metric tons | +84.0% |
| 1989 | 5,538 metric tons | +20.4% |
| 1990 | 6,400 metric tons | +15.6% |
| 1991 | 6,700 metric tons | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 8,550 metric tons | +27.6% |
| 1993 | 7,900 metric tons | -7.6% |
| 1994 | 8,200 metric tons | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 9,511 metric tons | +16.0% |
| 1996 | 9,600 metric tons | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 11,800 metric tons | +22.9% |
| 1998 | 14,100 metric tons | +19.5% |
| 1999 | 15,000 metric tons | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 14,430 metric tons | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 17,500 metric tons | +21.3% |
| 2002 | 18,250 metric tons | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 26,300 metric tons | +44.1% |
| 2004 | 37,515 metric tons | +42.6% |
| 2005 | 44,000 metric tons | +17.3% |
| 2006 | 41,010 metric tons | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 35,260 metric tons | -14.0% |
| 2008 | 40,000 metric tons | +13.4% |
| 2009 | 50,000 metric tons | +25.0% |
| 2010 | 60,000 metric tons | +20.0% |
| 2011 | 72,000 metric tons | +20.0% |
| 2012 | 74,000 metric tons | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 90,000 metric tons | +21.6% |
| 2014 | 120,055 metric tons | +33.4% |
| 2015 | 145,000 metric tons | +20.8% |
| 2016 | 172,500 metric tons | +19.0% |
| 2017 | 207,500 metric tons | +20.3% |
| 2018 | 254,050 metric tons | +22.4% |
| 2019 | 307,408 metric tons | +21.0% |
| 2020 | 400,400 metric tons | +30.3% |
| 2021 | 348,350 metric tons | -13.0% |
| 2022 | 330,600 metric tons | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 314,000 metric tons | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 320,282 metric tons | +2.0% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 320,282 metric tons is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9,636 metric tons, 33.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 320,282 metric tons is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,310 metric tons, 244.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Cambodia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +175.0% | 4 metric tons | 11 metric tons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.3 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 53 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,119 metric tons | 106 metric tons | 5,538 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,776 metric tons | 6,400 metric tons | 15,000 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 32,426 metric tons | 14,430 metric tons | 50,000 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 150,251 metric tons | 60,000 metric tons | 307,408 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 342,726 metric tons | 314,000 metric tons | 400,400 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More agriculture & rural data for Cambodia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2724 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.09 % 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 0.3565 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1611 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 462.77 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.7882 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Cambodia?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Cambodia was 320,282 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 Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 400,400 metric tons in 2020.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Cambodia rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Cambodia ranks 22nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 166.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cambodia 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.