Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in United States
United States: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 467,617 metric tons in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
467,617 metric tons
Change on year
down 7.0%
World rank
20th
of 215 countries
All-time high
607,570 metric tons
in 2004
All-time low
102,547 metric tons
in 1961
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in United States, 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 United States is 467,617 metric tons, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 7.0% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in United States peaked at 607,570 metric tons in 2004 and was at its lowest, 102,547 metric tons, in 1961.
United States ranks 20th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in United States, year by year
| Year | metric tons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 104,421 metric tons | — |
| 1961 | 102,547 metric tons | -1.8% |
| 1962 | 109,961 metric tons | +7.2% |
| 1963 | 122,697 metric tons | +11.6% |
| 1964 | 123,884 metric tons | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 132,578 metric tons | +7.0% |
| 1966 | 114,236 metric tons | -13.8% |
| 1967 | 127,299 metric tons | +11.4% |
| 1968 | 131,115 metric tons | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 116,768 metric tons | -10.9% |
| 1970 | 168,681 metric tons | +44.5% |
| 1971 | 165,590 metric tons | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 173,630 metric tons | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 170,320 metric tons | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 167,039 metric tons | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 218,459 metric tons | +30.8% |
| 1976 | 183,907 metric tons | -15.8% |
| 1977 | 174,310 metric tons | -5.2% |
| 1978 | 158,795 metric tons | -8.9% |
| 1979 | 138,990 metric tons | -12.5% |
| 1980 | 168,365 metric tons | +21.1% |
| 1981 | 230,111 metric tons | +36.7% |
| 1982 | 261,725 metric tons | +13.7% |
| 1983 | 268,483 metric tons | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 326,453 metric tons | +21.6% |
| 1985 | 323,573 metric tons | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 372,191 metric tons | +15.0% |
| 1987 | 383,259 metric tons | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 357,657 metric tons | -6.7% |
| 1989 | 369,252 metric tons | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 315,727 metric tons | -14.5% |
| 1991 | 363,083 metric tons | +15.0% |
| 1992 | 413,844 metric tons | +14.0% |
| 1993 | 416,913 metric tons | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 391,412 metric tons | -6.1% |
| 1995 | 413,454 metric tons | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 393,346 metric tons | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 438,356 metric tons | +11.4% |
| 1998 | 445,119 metric tons | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 479,212 metric tons | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 456,830 metric tons | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 480,362 metric tons | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 498,899 metric tons | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 545,971 metric tons | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 607,570 metric tons | +11.3% |
| 2005 | 513,920 metric tons | -15.4% |
| 2006 | 519,967 metric tons | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 526,045 metric tons | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 501,326 metric tons | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 481,224 metric tons | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 496,799 metric tons | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 397,392 metric tons | -20.0% |
| 2012 | 420,486 metric tons | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 429,111 metric tons | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 421,289 metric tons | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 426,111 metric tons | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 444,793 metric tons | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 439,801 metric tons | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 471,430 metric tons | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 496,153 metric tons | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 448,620 metric tons | -9.6% |
| 2021 | 461,818 metric tons | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 479,090 metric tons | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 502,795 metric tons | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 467,617 metric tons | -7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 118,551 metric tons | 102,547 metric tons | 132,578 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 171,972 metric tons | 138,990 metric tons | 218,459 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 306,107 metric tons | 168,365 metric tons | 383,259 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 407,047 metric tons | 315,727 metric tons | 479,212 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 513,211 metric tons | 456,830 metric tons | 607,570 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 444,336 metric tons | 397,392 metric tons | 496,799 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 471,988 metric tons | 448,620 metric tons | 502,795 metric tons | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for United States
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.96 % change on previous year (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0094 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 673.66 current US$ per person (2021)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.1831 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1981 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.9% (2021)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.9% (2021)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in United States?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in United States was 467,617 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 United States?
- The highest recorded value was 607,570 metric tons in 2004.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 102,547 metric tons in 1961.
- How does United States rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- United States ranks 20th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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.