Wild fish catch by gear type in Indonesia
Indonesia: Wild fish catch by gear type was 2.58 million tonnes in 2018. ▲ Rising
Wild fish catch by gear type in Indonesia, 1961–2018
Source: Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 2.58 million tonnes for wild fish catch by gear type in 2018. That is the highest value across all 58 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 47.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wild fish catch by gear type in Indonesia peaked at 2.58 million tonnes in 2018 and was at its lowest, 151,459 tonnes, in 1961.
Indonesia ranks 2nd of 111 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 357,224 tonnes | 151,459 tonnes | 551,997 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.04 million tonnes | 764,568 tonnes | 1.29 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.96 million tonnes | 1.05 million tonnes | 2.42 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.71 million tonnes | 1.58 million tonnes | 2.05 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.86 million tonnes | 1.75 million tonnes | 2.01 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.28 million tonnes | 1.90 million tonnes | 2.58 million tonnes | 9 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More agriculture & rural data for Indonesia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 189.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 13.1% (2025)
- Rural population 116.02 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.8% (2025)
- Rural population 40.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 13.1% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 13.1% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 12.69 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wild fish catch by gear type in Indonesia?
- Wild fish catch by gear type in Indonesia was 2.58 million tonnes in 2018, according to Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wild fish catch by gear type recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.58 million tonnes in 2018.
- What is the lowest wild fish catch by gear type recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 151,459 tonnes in 1961.
- How does Indonesia rank for wild fish catch by gear type?
- Indonesia ranks 2nd out of 111 countries with data for 2018.
- Is wild fish catch by gear type rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Wild fish catch by gear type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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