Iran vs Malaysia: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Iran
709,391 metric tons
in 2024
Malaysia
512,360 metric tons
in 2024
Iran rank
16th
Malaysia rank
19th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Iran
- Malaysia
How they compare
Iran currently reports 709,391 metric tons against 512,360 metric tons in Malaysia, a difference of 197,031 metric tons.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.4 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malaysia ahead.
Iran ranks 16th and Malaysia ranks 19th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 20,660 metric tons | 20,660 metric tons | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 2,137 metric tons | 43,589 metric tons | 41,452 metric tons | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 18,348 metric tons | 62,155 metric tons | 43,807 metric tons | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 27,089 metric tons | 106,722 metric tons | 79,633 metric tons | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 111,002 metric tons | 246,303 metric tons | 135,301 metric tons | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 357,956 metric tons | 494,115 metric tons | 136,159 metric tons | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 612,040 metric tons | 482,381 metric tons | 129,659 metric tons | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Iran or Malaysia?
- Iran, at 709,391 metric tons against 512,360 metric tons in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Iran and Malaysia?
- 197,031 metric tons, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Malaysia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Iran and Malaysia rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Iran ranks 16th and Malaysia ranks 19th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Aquaculture is the farming of aquatic organisms including fish, molluscs, crustaceans and aquatic plants. Capture fishery production is the volume of wild fish catches landed for all commercial, industrial, recreational and subsistence purposes.