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.
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 |
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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.