Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Italy
Italy: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 97,792 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Italy, 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
Italy recorded 97,792 metric tons for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.6% on the previous year and down 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Italy peaked at 218,330 metric tons in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2,794 metric tons, in 1960.
Italy ranks 43rd 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 | 11,731 metric tons | 2,794 metric tons | 22,748 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 46,915 metric tons | 28,632 metric tons | 70,479 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 101,904 metric tons | 74,640 metric tons | 132,971 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 186,086 metric tons | 153,744 metric tons | 214,725 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 177,783 metric tons | 118,217 metric tons | 218,330 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 148,352 metric tons | 132,378 metric tons | 164,151 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 125,247 metric tons | 97,792 metric tons | 145,862 metric tons | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Italy?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Italy was 97,792 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 218,330 metric tons in 2001.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,794 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Italy rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Italy ranks 43rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Italy 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.