Australia: Total fisheries production (metric tons)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Australia's total fisheries production (metric tons) fell 3% on 2023 (from 355,610 to 344,817).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +1% and a typical year strayed about 6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 27.9% in 1977 and the biggest yearly fall was 20.7% in 1975. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 8,423 a year. A straight line explains 78% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Australia had the 51st highest value of the 215 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Australia in the 2024 ranking

• Guinea — 48th of 215: 392,475
• Namibia — 49th of 215: 381,570
• Papua New Guinea — 50th of 215: 345,360
• Greenland — 52nd of 215: 331,315
• Netherlands — 53rd of 215: 330,214
• Panama — 54th of 215: 294,836

What this measures

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.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 65 values

Total fisheries production (metric tons) in nearby economies

• American Samoa — 1,527 (2024)
• Brunei Darussalam — 17,697 (2024)
• Cambodia — 926,936 (2024)
• China — 95.21 million (2024)
• Fiji — 35,543 (2024)
• French Polynesia — 14,715 (2024)
• Guam — 109.64 (2024)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 94,832 (2024)
• Indonesia — 23.57 million (2024)
• Japan — 3.65 million (2024)

More environment data for Australia

• Population in largest city — 5.39 million (2025)
• Population in the largest city (% of urban population) — 22.26% (2025)
• Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million — 16.77 million (2025)
• Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population) — 60.73% (2025)
• Rural population — 3.39 million (2025)
• Rural population (% of total population) — 12.28% (2025)
• Urban population — 24.22 million (2025)
• Urban population (% of total population) — 87.72% (2025)
• Aquaculture production (metric tons) — 117,540 (2024)

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Questions people ask

What is Australia's total fisheries production (metric tons)?

344,817 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1960?

It is up 445.99% from 63,154 in 1960 (2.69% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 362,766 in 2022 and the lowest 63,154 in 1960.

How does Australia rank?

51st highest of 215 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in total fisheries production (metric tons) unusual for Australia?

In 2024, Australia's total fisheries production (metric tons) fell 3% on 2023 (from 355,610 to 344,817). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +1% and a typical year strayed about 6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator ER.FSH.PROD.MT, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Food and Agriculture Organization., Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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