Malawi vs Morocco: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Malawi
4,800 metric tons
in 2024
Morocco
5,171 metric tons
in 2024
Malawi rank
103rd
Morocco rank
100th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Malawi
- Morocco
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 5,171 metric tons against 4,800 metric tons in Malawi, a difference of 371 metric tons.
That makes Morocco's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Morocco ahead.
Malawi ranks 103rd and Morocco ranks 100th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Morocco in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 5.2 metric tons | 5.2 metric tons | Morocco |
| 1970s | 11 metric tons | 58 metric tons | 47 metric tons | Morocco |
| 1980s | 152.8 metric tons | 140.7 metric tons | 12.1 metric tons | Malawi |
| 1990s | 263.9 metric tons | 1,591 metric tons | 1,327 metric tons | Morocco |
| 2000s | 1,027 metric tons | 1,451 metric tons | 423.7 metric tons | Morocco |
| 2010s | 5,926 metric tons | 1,056 metric tons | 4,869 metric tons | Malawi |
| 2020s | 7,214 metric tons | 2,727 metric tons | 4,487 metric tons | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Malawi or Morocco?
- Morocco, at 5,171 metric tons against 4,800 metric tons in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Malawi and Morocco?
- 371 metric tons, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Morocco?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Morocco rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Malawi ranks 103rd and Morocco ranks 100th 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.
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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.