Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 0.3 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.3 metric tons
Change on year
up 20.0%
World rank
199th
of 215 countries
All-time high
5 metric tons
in 2003
All-time low
0 metric tons
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Tuvalu, 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
Tuvalu recorded 0.3 metric tons for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in 2024.
The figure is up 20.0% on the previous year and down 88.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Tuvalu peaked at 5 metric tons in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
That places Tuvalu 199th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Tuvalu, 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 metric tons | — |
| 2002 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2003 | 5 metric tons | — |
| 2004 | 1 metric tons | -80.0% |
| 2005 | 1 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0 metric tons | -100.0% |
| 2009 | 2.5 metric tons | — |
| 2010 | 2.5 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.5 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.5 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.5 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.5 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.5 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 metric tons | -60.0% |
| 2017 | 1 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4 metric tons | -60.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2 metric tons | -50.0% |
| 2022 | 0 metric tons | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 0.25 metric tons | — |
| 2024 | 0.3 metric tons | +20.0% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 0.3 metric tons is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5,803 metric tons, 0% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 0.3 metric tons is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,310 metric tons, 0% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
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 | 1.15 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 5 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.78 metric tons | 0.4 metric tons | 2.5 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.23 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0.4 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 197 Micronesia (country) 0.5 metric tons compare
- 197 Nauru 0.5 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 Tuvalu
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 534.44 current US$ per person (2015)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -17.15 % change on previous year (2015)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1594 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3456 units per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -3.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population 34.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 15.9% (2015)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.86 million current US$ (2015)
- Rural population 3,280 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Tuvalu?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Tuvalu was 0.3 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 Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 5 metric tons in 2003.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Tuvalu rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Tuvalu ranks 199th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tuvalu 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.