Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Venezuela
Venezuela: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 81,797 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Venezuela, 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
Venezuela recorded 81,797 metric tons for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 29.8% on the previous year and up 166.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Venezuela peaked at 81,797 metric tons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
That places Venezuela 45th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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 Venezuela, 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 | 2 metric tons | — |
| 1968 | 5 metric tons | +150.0% |
| 1969 | 15 metric tons | +200.0% |
| 1970 | 20 metric tons | +33.3% |
| 1971 | 30 metric tons | +50.0% |
| 1972 | 45 metric tons | +50.0% |
| 1973 | 75 metric tons | +66.7% |
| 1974 | 101 metric tons | +34.7% |
| 1975 | 134 metric tons | +32.7% |
| 1976 | 157 metric tons | +17.2% |
| 1977 | 218 metric tons | +38.9% |
| 1978 | 242 metric tons | +11.0% |
| 1979 | 277 metric tons | +14.5% |
| 1980 | 272 metric tons | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 289 metric tons | +6.2% |
| 1982 | 327 metric tons | +13.1% |
| 1983 | 450 metric tons | +37.6% |
| 1984 | 807 metric tons | +79.3% |
| 1985 | 863 metric tons | +6.9% |
| 1986 | 405 metric tons | -53.1% |
| 1987 | 401 metric tons | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 712 metric tons | +77.6% |
| 1989 | 802 metric tons | +12.6% |
| 1990 | 638 metric tons | -20.4% |
| 1991 | 1,119 metric tons | +75.4% |
| 1992 | 2,104 metric tons | +88.0% |
| 1993 | 2,708 metric tons | +28.7% |
| 1994 | 4,153 metric tons | +53.4% |
| 1995 | 5,719 metric tons | +37.7% |
| 1996 | 7,362 metric tons | +28.7% |
| 1997 | 8,950 metric tons | +21.6% |
| 1998 | 9,830 metric tons | +9.8% |
| 1999 | 11,020 metric tons | +12.1% |
| 2000 | 13,505 metric tons | +22.5% |
| 2001 | 16,647 metric tons | +23.3% |
| 2002 | 18,020 metric tons | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 15,705 metric tons | -12.8% |
| 2004 | 24,006 metric tons | +52.9% |
| 2005 | 19,228 metric tons | -19.9% |
| 2006 | 23,356 metric tons | +21.5% |
| 2007 | 19,951 metric tons | -14.6% |
| 2008 | 18,763 metric tons | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 14,844 metric tons | -20.9% |
| 2010 | 18,225 metric tons | +22.8% |
| 2011 | 23,954 metric tons | +31.4% |
| 2012 | 26,115 metric tons | +9.0% |
| 2013 | 26,830 metric tons | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 30,726 metric tons | +14.5% |
| 2015 | 18,911 metric tons | -38.5% |
| 2016 | 25,998 metric tons | +37.5% |
| 2017 | 27,000 metric tons | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 25,911 metric tons | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 33,636 metric tons | +29.8% |
| 2020 | 39,221 metric tons | +16.6% |
| 2021 | 52,065 metric tons | +32.7% |
| 2022 | 67,077 metric tons | +28.8% |
| 2023 | 63,024 metric tons | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 81,797 metric tons | +29.8% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 81,797 metric tons is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9,636 metric tons, 8.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 81,797 metric tons is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 291.99 metric tons, 280.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Venezuela 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | +200.0% | 5 metric tons | 15 metric tons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.2 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 15 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 129.9 metric tons | 20 metric tons | 277 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 532.8 metric tons | 272 metric tons | 863 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,360 metric tons | 638 metric tons | 11,020 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,402 metric tons | 13,505 metric tons | 24,006 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 25,731 metric tons | 18,225 metric tons | 33,636 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 60,637 metric tons | 39,221 metric tons | 81,797 metric tons | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Venezuela
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1157 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.7539 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -100 % change on previous year (1991)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0 current US$ per person (2011)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0542 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Venezuela?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Venezuela was 81,797 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 Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 81,797 metric tons in 2024.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Venezuela rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Venezuela ranks 45th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 166.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.