Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Hungary
Hungary: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 19,435 metric tons in 2024. ▼ Falling
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Hungary, 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
Hungary recorded 19,435 metric tons for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in 2024.
The figure is up 9.3% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Hungary peaked at 27,790 metric tons in 1983 and was at its lowest, 8,080 metric tons, in 1996.
Hungary ranks 64th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16,270 metric tons | 10,000 metric tons | 20,300 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 21,368 metric tons | 19,000 metric tons | 22,600 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 21,112 metric tons | 16,473 metric tons | 27,790 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,460 metric tons | 8,080 metric tons | 17,600 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,685 metric tons | 11,574 metric tons | 15,864 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,218 metric tons | 14,245 metric tons | 18,258 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,448 metric tons | 17,785 metric tons | 19,435 metric tons | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Hungary?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Hungary was 19,435 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 Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 27,790 metric tons in 1983.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,080 metric tons in 1996.
- How does Hungary rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Hungary ranks 64th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hungary 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.