Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Israel

Israel: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 14,850 metric tons in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
14,850 metric tons
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
75th
of 215 countries
All-time high
22,409 metric tons
in 2005
All-time low
9,271 metric tons
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Israel, 1960–2024

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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

Israel recorded 14,850 metric tons for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in 2024.

That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and down 26.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Israel peaked at 22,409 metric tons in 2005 and was at its lowest, 9,271 metric tons, in 1960.

Israel ranks 75th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 10,625 metric tons 9,271 metric tons 11,812 metric tons 10
1970s 13,073 metric tons 12,283 metric tons 14,283 metric tons 10
1980s 12,545 metric tons 11,024 metric tons 15,135 metric tons 10
1990s 15,987 metric tons 12,211 metric tons 18,777 metric tons 10
2000s 21,190 metric tons 19,177 metric tons 22,409 metric tons 10
2010s 19,399 metric tons 16,940 metric tons 22,252 metric tons 10
2020s 14,669 metric tons 13,840 metric tons 15,280 metric tons 5

Countries ranked near Israel

  1. 72 Bolivia 17,001 metric tons compare
  2. 73 Finland 16,609 metric tons compare
  3. 74 Iraq 15,535 metric tons compare
  4. 76 Cameroon 14,100 metric tons compare
  5. 77 Cuba 13,647 metric tons compare
  6. 78 Moldova 12,757 metric tons compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Israel?
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Israel was 14,850 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 Israel?
The highest recorded value was 22,409 metric tons in 2005.
What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Israel?
The lowest recorded value was 9,271 metric tons in 1960.
How does Israel rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
Israel ranks 75th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Israel?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Israel 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

Indicator
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Unit
metric tons
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 12,849 data points, 1960–2024
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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.