Wild fish catch by gear type in Indonesia
Indonesia: Wild fish catch by gear type was 2.58 million tonnes in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
2.58 million tonnes
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
2nd
of 111 countries
All-time high
2.58 million tonnes
in 2018
All-time low
151,459 tonnes
in 1961
Years of data
58
1961–2018
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.
Wild fish catch by gear type in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 151,459 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 192,421 tonnes | +27.0% |
| 1963 | 237,521 tonnes | +23.4% |
| 1964 | 290,600 tonnes | +22.3% |
| 1965 | 374,214 tonnes | +28.8% |
| 1966 | 461,508 tonnes | +23.3% |
| 1967 | 457,515 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 497,778 tonnes | +8.8% |
| 1969 | 551,997 tonnes | +10.9% |
| 1970 | 764,568 tonnes | +38.5% |
| 1971 | 823,048 tonnes | +7.6% |
| 1972 | 905,546 tonnes | +10.0% |
| 1973 | 986,760 tonnes | +9.0% |
| 1974 | 1.02 million tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 955,847 tonnes | -6.6% |
| 1976 | 1.10 million tonnes | +14.9% |
| 1977 | 1.24 million tonnes | +13.0% |
| 1978 | 1.28 million tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 1.29 million tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 1.05 million tonnes | -18.2% |
| 1981 | 1.12 million tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 1.82 million tonnes | +62.9% |
| 1983 | 1.93 million tonnes | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 2.00 million tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 2.22 million tonnes | +11.1% |
| 1986 | 2.29 million tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 2.42 million tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1988 | 2.42 million tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 2.38 million tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 2.05 million tonnes | -13.9% |
| 1991 | 1.68 million tonnes | -17.9% |
| 1992 | 1.65 million tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 1.58 million tonnes | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 1.65 million tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 1.72 million tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 1.65 million tonnes | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 1.64 million tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 1.72 million tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 1.74 million tonnes | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 1.77 million tonnes | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 1.95 million tonnes | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 1.89 million tonnes | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 2.01 million tonnes | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 1.94 million tonnes | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 1.85 million tonnes | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 1.80 million tonnes | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 1.81 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.75 million tonnes | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 1.80 million tonnes | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 1.90 million tonnes | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 2.09 million tonnes | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 2.15 million tonnes | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 2.15 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 2.27 million tonnes | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 2.43 million tonnes | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 2.41 million tonnes | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 2.56 million tonnes | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 2.58 million tonnes | +0.9% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 2.58 million tonnes is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18,359 tonnes, 140.8× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 2.58 million tonnes is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 464,776 tonnes, 5.6× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wild fish catch by gear type in Indonesia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +62.9% | 1.12 million tonnes | 1.82 million tonnes |
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 (current US$), annual 7.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.131 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 662.79 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.7808 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4061 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 13.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 13.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2025)
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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