Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in France
France: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 189,039 metric tons in 2024. ▲ Rising
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in France, 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
The most recent figure for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in France is 189,039 metric tons, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in France peaked at 287,243 metric tons in 1997 and was at its lowest, 85,280 metric tons, in 1971.
That places France 28th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 108,586 metric tons | 98,220 metric tons | 116,700 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 143,124 metric tons | 85,280 metric tons | 188,692 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 214,403 metric tons | 192,609 metric tons | 243,671 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 269,654 metric tons | 245,094 metric tons | 287,243 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 244,398 metric tons | 234,002 metric tons | 266,802 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 190,334 metric tons | 163,353 metric tons | 205,152 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 193,692 metric tons | 188,573 metric tons | 202,573 metric tons | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in France?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in France was 189,039 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 287,243 metric tons in 1997.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 85,280 metric tons in 1971.
- How does France rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- France ranks 28th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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.