Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Nauru
Nauru: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 0.5 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Nauru, 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
In 2024, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Nauru stood at 0.5 metric tons.
That represents a change of up 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Nauru peaked at 1 metric tons in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
Nauru ranks 197th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Nauru, 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 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1989 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1990 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1991 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1992 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1993 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1994 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1995 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1996 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1997 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1998 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1999 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2000 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2001 | 0.4 metric tons | — |
| 2002 | 0 metric tons | -100.0% |
| 2003 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2004 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2005 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2006 | 0.8 metric tons | — |
| 2007 | 0 metric tons | -100.0% |
| 2008 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2009 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2010 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2011 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2012 | 1 metric tons | — |
| 2013 | 0.1 metric tons | -90.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3 metric tons | +200.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5 metric tons | +66.7% |
| 2019 | 0.3 metric tons | -40.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5 metric tons | +66.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5 metric tons | +0.0% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 0.5 metric tons is below the median for high income countries, which is 2,445 metric tons, 0% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 0.5 metric tons is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,310 metric tons, 0% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Nauru 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +200.0% | 0.1 metric tons | 0.3 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 | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.12 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0.8 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.31 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 1 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5 metric tons | 0.5 metric tons | 0.5 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
- 197 Micronesia (country) 0.5 metric tons compare
- 199 Tuvalu 0.3 metric tons compare
- 200 Andorra 0 metric tons
- 200 Bermuda 0 metric tons
- 200 Comoros 0 metric tons
- 200 Djibouti 0 metric tons
- 200 Gibraltar 0 metric tons
- 200 Liechtenstein 0 metric tons
- 200 Macao 0 metric tons
- 200 Mauritania 0 metric tons
- 200 Monaco 0 metric tons
- 200 Mongolia 0 metric tons
- 200 Saint Martin (French part) 0 metric tons
- 200 San Marino 0 metric tons
- 200 Sao Tome and Principe 0 metric tons
- 200 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0 metric tons
- 200 Somalia 0 metric tons
- 200 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 metric tons compare
More agriculture & rural data for Nauru
- Rural population, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population 0.0% (2025)
- Rural population 0 (2025)
- Aquaculture production 0.5 metric tons (2024)
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat, Total — Production, annual growth rate 0.102 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Yield, annual growth rate 0.1052 % change on previous year (2024)
- Swine / pigs — Stocks, annual growth rate 0.099 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Nauru?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Nauru was 0.5 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 Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 1 metric tons in 2012.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Nauru rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Nauru ranks 197th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nauru 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.