Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Austria

Austria: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 5,008 metric tons in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
5,008 metric tons
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
101st
of 215 countries
All-time high
5,170 metric tons
in 2023
All-time low
600 metric tons
in 1963
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Austria, 1960–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in metric tons.

Analysis

Austria recorded 5,008 metric tons for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in 2024.

The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 47.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Austria peaked at 5,170 metric tons in 2023 and was at its lowest, 600 metric tons, in 1963.

Austria ranks 101st of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 707 metric tons 600 metric tons 800 metric tons 10
1970s 1,592 metric tons 870 metric tons 3,400 metric tons 10
1980s 3,821 metric tons 3,100 metric tons 4,500 metric tons 10
1990s 3,050 metric tons 2,909 metric tons 3,140 metric tons 10
2000s 2,376 metric tons 2,087 metric tons 2,847 metric tons 10
2010s 3,392 metric tons 2,167 metric tons 4,255 metric tons 10
2020s 4,872 metric tons 4,542 metric tons 5,170 metric tons 5

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 98 Democratic Republic of Congo 5,790 metric tons compare
  2. 99 Oman 5,500 metric tons compare
  3. 100 Morocco 5,171 metric tons compare
  4. 102 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4,932 metric tons compare
  5. 103 Malawi 4,800 metric tons compare
  6. 104 Sudan 4,450 metric tons compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Austria?
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Austria was 5,008 metric tons in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 5,170 metric tons in 2023.
What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 600 metric tons in 1963.
How does Austria rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
Austria ranks 101st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is up 47.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Austria data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Unit
metric tons
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 12,849 data points, 1960–2024
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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.