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.
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 |
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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.