What we count
The combined production from capture fisheries and aquaculture in marine and inland waters.
Fisheries and aquaculture production this year
How much aquatic animal and algae production the world obtains from capture fisheries and farming in one year.
Continuously calculated
WORLDRelated numbers in context
651,575,342food wasted this year
2,314,644pesticide active ingredients used this year
54,544,134,646farm animals slaughtered this year
What lies behind this number
The combined production from capture fisheries and aquaculture in marine and inland waters.
How the source derives it
The source compiles the global figure from national agricultural, food and production statistics under common definitions.
What one number cannot show
Production mass does not show the health of individual fish stocks, the share for human consumption or environmental sustainability.
Source value
The calculation uses the latest published annual value from FAO SOFIA 2026 for 2024.
How the value is used: The running number shows the share corresponding to time since the start of the year.
Annual value235,000,000tonnes
- Period
- 2024
- Status
- published
- Primary data source
- FAO SOFIA 2026
How the number is calculated
We distribute the published annual value evenly across the elapsed share of the calendar year.
Formula used
V(t) = Vyear × elapsed share of the yearAnnual reference value235,000,0002024 · tonnes
Average per day643,408even time-based calculation
Calculation interval0.1 sContinuously calculated
Source value
FAO SOFIA 2026 reports the latest published figure used on this page for 2024.
Calculation method
We distribute the published annual value evenly across the elapsed share of the calendar year.
Smooth display
The result is recalculated on screen every 0.1 seconds.
Where the data comes from
The source value comes from FAO SOFIA 2026 and refers to 2024. It is the latest figure published by this source. The source compiles the global figure from national agricultural, food and production statistics under common definitions.
Latest published and verified source value
- Publisher
- FAO SOFIA 2026
- Data period
- 2024
- Verified
- 12 August 2026
- Coverage
- Worldwide
- Use
- Even time-based calculation