Total fisheries production in Brazil
Brazil: Total fisheries production was 1.60 million metric tons in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total fisheries production in Brazil, 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
In 2024, total fisheries production in Brazil stood at 1.60 million metric tons. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fisheries production in Brazil peaked at 1.60 million metric tons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 251,813 metric tons, in 1960.
That places Brazil 20th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 380,519 metric tons | 251,813 metric tons | 495,735 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 697,333 metric tons | 573,843 metric tons | 784,339 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 880,036 metric tons | 798,638 metric tons | 968,155 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 696,326 metric tons | 640,295 metric tons | 751,180 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.03 million metric tons | 850,647 metric tons | 1.20 million metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.22 million metric tons | 1.11 million metric tons | 1.34 million metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.35 million metric tons | 1.12 million metric tons | 1.60 million metric tons | 5 |
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More environment data for Brazil
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 1,299 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.13 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 471.81 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 4.06 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 33.69 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 2.37 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 621.19 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.3941 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.7906 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 107.92 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fisheries production in Brazil?
- Total fisheries production in Brazil was 1.60 million 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 Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 1.60 million metric tons in 2024.
- What is the lowest total fisheries production recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 251,813 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Brazil rank for total fisheries production?
- Brazil ranks 20th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total fisheries production rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil 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.