Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Uruguay
Uruguay: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 55.45 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Uruguay, 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
Uruguay recorded 55.45 metric tons for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in 2024.
That represents a change of down 13.1% on the previous year and down 74.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Uruguay peaked at 217.86 metric tons in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
That places Uruguay 162nd 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 Uruguay, 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 | 3 metric tons | — |
| 1988 | 5 metric tons | +66.7% |
| 1989 | 3 metric tons | -40.0% |
| 1990 | 3 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 3 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 7 metric tons | +133.3% |
| 1993 | 5 metric tons | -28.6% |
| 1994 | 10 metric tons | +100.0% |
| 1995 | 20 metric tons | +100.0% |
| 1996 | 21 metric tons | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 19 metric tons | -9.5% |
| 1998 | 19 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 31 metric tons | +63.2% |
| 2000 | 85 metric tons | +174.2% |
| 2001 | 17 metric tons | -80.0% |
| 2002 | 17 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 24 metric tons | +41.2% |
| 2004 | 22 metric tons | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 49 metric tons | +122.7% |
| 2006 | 37 metric tons | -24.5% |
| 2007 | 31 metric tons | -16.2% |
| 2008 | 36 metric tons | +16.1% |
| 2009 | 54.41 metric tons | +51.1% |
| 2010 | 84.97 metric tons | +56.2% |
| 2011 | 77.82 metric tons | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 91.23 metric tons | +17.2% |
| 2013 | 217.86 metric tons | +138.8% |
| 2014 | 215 metric tons | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 203.83 metric tons | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 69.65 metric tons | -65.8% |
| 2017 | 69.98 metric tons | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 104.77 metric tons | +49.7% |
| 2019 | 120.5 metric tons | +15.0% |
| 2020 | 97.8 metric tons | -18.8% |
| 2021 | 83.9 metric tons | -14.2% |
| 2022 | 73.6 metric tons | -12.3% |
| 2023 | 63.77 metric tons | -13.3% |
| 2024 | 55.45 metric tons | -13.1% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 55.45 metric tons is below the median for high income countries, which is 2,445 metric tons, 2% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 55.45 metric tons is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 291.99 metric tons, 19% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Uruguay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +174.2% | 31 metric tons | 85 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 | 1.1 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 5 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.8 metric tons | 3 metric tons | 31 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.24 metric tons | 17 metric tons | 85 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 125.56 metric tons | 69.65 metric tons | 217.86 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.9 metric tons | 55.45 metric tons | 97.8 metric tons | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Uruguay
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0638 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,609 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0435 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 14.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Uruguay?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Uruguay was 55.45 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 217.86 metric tons in 2013.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Uruguay rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Uruguay ranks 162nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.