Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Belgium
Belgium: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 303 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Belgium, 1960–2024
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
Belgium recorded 303 metric tons for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in 2024.
That represents a change of up 13.5% on the previous year and up 41.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Belgium peaked at 1,871 metric tons in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
Belgium ranks 146th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Belgium, year by year
| Year | metric tons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1961 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1962 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1963 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1964 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1965 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1966 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1967 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1968 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1969 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1970 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1971 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1972 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1973 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1974 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1975 | 4 metric tons | — |
| 1976 | 7 metric tons | +75.0% |
| 1977 | 12 metric tons | +71.4% |
| 1978 | 20 metric tons | +66.7% |
| 1979 | 32 metric tons | +60.0% |
| 1980 | 90 metric tons | +181.2% |
| 1981 | 147 metric tons | +63.3% |
| 1982 | 203 metric tons | +38.1% |
| 1983 | 255 metric tons | +25.6% |
| 1984 | 310 metric tons | +21.6% |
| 1985 | 440 metric tons | +41.9% |
| 1986 | 530 metric tons | +20.5% |
| 1987 | 600 metric tons | +13.2% |
| 1988 | 700 metric tons | +16.7% |
| 1989 | 735 metric tons | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 675 metric tons | -8.2% |
| 1991 | 846 metric tons | +25.3% |
| 1992 | 846 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 846 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 846 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 846 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 946 metric tons | +11.8% |
| 1997 | 846 metric tons | -10.6% |
| 1998 | 846 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1,597 metric tons | +88.8% |
| 2000 | 1,871 metric tons | +17.2% |
| 2001 | 1,830 metric tons | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 1,834 metric tons | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1,261 metric tons | -31.2% |
| 2004 | 739 metric tons | -41.4% |
| 2005 | 414 metric tons | -44.0% |
| 2006 | 128 metric tons | -69.1% |
| 2007 | 128 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 126 metric tons | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 576 metric tons | +357.1% |
| 2010 | 539 metric tons | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 101 metric tons | -81.3% |
| 2012 | 277 metric tons | +174.3% |
| 2013 | 212 metric tons | -23.5% |
| 2014 | 214 metric tons | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 82 metric tons | -61.7% |
| 2016 | 44 metric tons | -46.3% |
| 2017 | 75 metric tons | +70.5% |
| 2018 | 111 metric tons | +48.0% |
| 2019 | 86 metric tons | -22.5% |
| 2020 | 209 metric tons | +143.0% |
| 2021 | 223 metric tons | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 243 metric tons | +9.0% |
| 2023 | 267 metric tons | +9.9% |
| 2024 | 303 metric tons | +13.5% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 303 metric tons is below the median for high income countries, which is 2,445 metric tons, 12% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 303 metric tons is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10,060 metric tons, 3% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +357.1% | 126 metric tons | 576 metric tons |
| 1980 | +181.2% | 32 metric tons | 90 metric tons |
| 2012 | +174.3% | 101 metric tons | 277 metric tons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.5 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 32 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 401 metric tons | 90 metric tons | 735 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 914 metric tons | 675 metric tons | 1,597 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 890.7 metric tons | 126 metric tons | 1,871 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 174.1 metric tons | 44 metric tons | 539 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 249 metric tons | 209 metric tons | 303 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More reference data data for Belgium
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9298 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1382 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7526 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Belgium?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Belgium was 303 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 Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1,871 metric tons in 2000.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Belgium rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Belgium ranks 146th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belgium 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
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.