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
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Israel, 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
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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
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.