Total fisheries production in Australia
Australia: Total fisheries production was 344,817 metric tons in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total fisheries production in Australia, 1960–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization., Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in metric tons.
Analysis
Australia recorded 344,817 metric tons for total fisheries production in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and up 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fisheries production in Australia peaked at 362,766 metric tons in 2022 and was at its lowest, 63,154 metric tons, in 1960.
That places Australia 51st out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 83,454 metric tons | 63,154 metric tons | 110,995 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 129,076 metric tons | 105,017 metric tons | 148,321 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 188,956 metric tons | 145,867 metric tons | 235,050 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 261,971 metric tons | 247,293 metric tons | 278,189 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 275,409 metric tons | 251,796 metric tons | 318,685 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 291,137 metric tons | 255,322 metric tons | 318,619 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 345,359 metric tons | 312,762 metric tons | 362,766 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More environment data for Australia
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 100.51 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 29.86 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 34.1 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 39.55 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 227,277 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 117,540 metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 383.4 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 14.1 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 163.1 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.2293 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fisheries production in Australia?
- Total fisheries production in Australia was 344,817 metric tons in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization., Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest total fisheries production recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 362,766 metric tons in 2022.
- What is the lowest total fisheries production recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 63,154 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Australia rank for total fisheries production?
- Australia ranks 51st out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total fisheries production rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization., Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Total fisheries production (metric tons). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total fisheries production measures the volume of aquatic species caught by a country for all commercial, industrial, recreational and subsistence purposes. The harvest from mariculture, aquaculture and other kinds of fish farming is also included.