Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Greece
Greece: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 128,022 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Greece, 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 Greece is 128,022 metric tons, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 9.8% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Greece peaked at 143,926 metric tons in 2021 and was at its lowest, 290 metric tons, in 1961.
Greece ranks 35th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Greece, year by year
| Year | metric tons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 330 metric tons | — |
| 1961 | 290 metric tons | -12.1% |
| 1962 | 390 metric tons | +34.5% |
| 1963 | 450 metric tons | +15.4% |
| 1964 | 530 metric tons | +17.8% |
| 1965 | 620 metric tons | +17.0% |
| 1966 | 630 metric tons | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 800 metric tons | +27.0% |
| 1968 | 860 metric tons | +7.5% |
| 1969 | 950 metric tons | +10.5% |
| 1970 | 1,040 metric tons | +9.5% |
| 1971 | 975 metric tons | -6.2% |
| 1972 | 1,080 metric tons | +10.8% |
| 1973 | 1,230 metric tons | +13.9% |
| 1974 | 1,400 metric tons | +13.8% |
| 1975 | 1,520 metric tons | +8.6% |
| 1976 | 1,612 metric tons | +6.1% |
| 1977 | 1,704 metric tons | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 1,826 metric tons | +7.2% |
| 1979 | 1,872 metric tons | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 1,963 metric tons | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 2,065 metric tons | +5.2% |
| 1982 | 2,110 metric tons | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 2,260 metric tons | +7.1% |
| 1984 | 2,542 metric tons | +12.5% |
| 1985 | 2,377 metric tons | -6.5% |
| 1986 | 2,296 metric tons | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 2,741 metric tons | +19.4% |
| 1988 | 4,087 metric tons | +49.1% |
| 1989 | 4,737 metric tons | +15.9% |
| 1990 | 9,523 metric tons | +101.0% |
| 1991 | 12,615 metric tons | +32.5% |
| 1992 | 20,306 metric tons | +61.0% |
| 1993 | 32,578 metric tons | +60.4% |
| 1994 | 33,182 metric tons | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 32,644 metric tons | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 39,852 metric tons | +22.1% |
| 1997 | 48,838 metric tons | +22.5% |
| 1998 | 59,926 metric tons | +22.7% |
| 1999 | 84,274 metric tons | +40.6% |
| 2000 | 95,418 metric tons | +13.2% |
| 2001 | 97,512 metric tons | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 87,928 metric tons | -9.8% |
| 2003 | 101,434 metric tons | +15.4% |
| 2004 | 97,143 metric tons | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 106,208 metric tons | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 113,384 metric tons | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 113,297 metric tons | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 115,068 metric tons | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 122,011 metric tons | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 121,244 metric tons | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 110,809 metric tons | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 110,973 metric tons | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 114,000 metric tons | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 104,663 metric tons | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 107,162 metric tons | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 123,707 metric tons | +15.4% |
| 2017 | 125,525 metric tons | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 132,365 metric tons | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 128,822 metric tons | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 131,737 metric tons | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 143,926 metric tons | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 141,998 metric tons | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 141,948 metric tons | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 128,022 metric tons | -9.8% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 128,022 metric tons is above the median for high income countries, which is 2,445 metric tons, 52.4× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Greece's 128,022 metric tons is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10,060 metric tons, 12.7× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Greece 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +101.0% | 4,737 metric tons | 9,523 metric tons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 585 metric tons | 290 metric tons | 950 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,426 metric tons | 975 metric tons | 1,872 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,718 metric tons | 1,963 metric tons | 4,737 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 37,374 metric tons | 9,523 metric tons | 84,274 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 104,940 metric tons | 87,928 metric tons | 122,011 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 117,927 metric tons | 104,663 metric tons | 132,365 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 137,526 metric tons | 128,022 metric tons | 143,926 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More reference data data for Greece
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4067 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2183 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7298 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.19 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Greece?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Greece was 128,022 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 143,926 metric tons in 2021.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 290 metric tons in 1961.
- How does Greece rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Greece ranks 35th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece 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.