Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Guam
Guam: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 64 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Guam, 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
The most recent figure for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Guam is 64 metric tons, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.0% on the previous year and down 41.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Guam peaked at 233 metric tons in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
Guam ranks 158th 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 Guam, 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 | 2 metric tons | — |
| 1980 | 4 metric tons | +100.0% |
| 1981 | 11 metric tons | +175.0% |
| 1982 | 45 metric tons | +309.1% |
| 1983 | 37 metric tons | -17.8% |
| 1984 | 47 metric tons | +27.0% |
| 1985 | 85 metric tons | +80.9% |
| 1986 | 142 metric tons | +67.1% |
| 1987 | 180 metric tons | +26.8% |
| 1988 | 198 metric tons | +10.0% |
| 1989 | 210 metric tons | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 212 metric tons | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 176 metric tons | -17.0% |
| 1992 | 187 metric tons | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 211 metric tons | +12.8% |
| 1994 | 215 metric tons | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 216 metric tons | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 220 metric tons | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 220 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 220 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 230 metric tons | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 232 metric tons | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 232 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 233 metric tons | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 160 metric tons | -31.3% |
| 2004 | 160 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 160 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 162 metric tons | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 162 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 162 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 140.5 metric tons | -13.3% |
| 2010 | 129 metric tons | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 111 metric tons | -14.0% |
| 2012 | 111 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 110 metric tons | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 110 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 110 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 110 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100 metric tons | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 98 metric tons | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 98 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 82 metric tons | -16.3% |
| 2021 | 83 metric tons | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 81 metric tons | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 80 metric tons | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 64 metric tons | -20.0% |
Guam compared with similar countries
- Guam's 64 metric tons is below the median for high income countries, which is 2,445 metric tons, 3% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Guam's 64 metric tons is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,310 metric tons, 5% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Guam 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +309.1% | 11 metric tons | 45 metric tons |
| 1981 | +175.0% | 4 metric tons | 11 metric tons |
| 1980 | +100.0% | 2 metric tons | 4 metric tons |
| 1985 | +80.9% | 47 metric tons | 85 metric tons |
| 1986 | +67.1% | 85 metric tons | 142 metric tons |
| 2003 | -31.3% | 233 metric tons | 160 metric tons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 2 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 95.9 metric tons | 4 metric tons | 210 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 210.7 metric tons | 176 metric tons | 230 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 180.35 metric tons | 140.5 metric tons | 233 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 108.7 metric tons | 98 metric tons | 129 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 78 metric tons | 64 metric tons | 83 metric tons | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Guam
- Rural population 5.8% (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0578 units per person (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Rural population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.0818 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 9,769 (2025)
- Aquaculture production 64 metric tons (2024)
- Land area (sq. km), per unit of GDP 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Agricultural land use 16,000 hectares (2023)
- Land area (sq. km), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Guam?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Guam was 64 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 Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 233 metric tons in 2002.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Guam rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Guam ranks 158th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guam 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.