Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Lebanon
Lebanon: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 988 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Lebanon, 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
In 2024, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Lebanon stood at 988 metric tons.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Lebanon peaked at 1,280 metric tons in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
That places Lebanon 134th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | metric tons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1961 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1962 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1963 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1964 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1965 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1966 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1967 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1968 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1969 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1970 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1971 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1972 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1973 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1974 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1975 | 5 metric tons | — |
| 1976 | 10 metric tons | +100.0% |
| 1977 | 20 metric tons | +100.0% |
| 1978 | 40 metric tons | +100.0% |
| 1979 | 25 metric tons | -37.5% |
| 1980 | 40 metric tons | +60.0% |
| 1981 | 70 metric tons | +75.0% |
| 1982 | 120 metric tons | +71.4% |
| 1983 | 200 metric tons | +66.7% |
| 1984 | 300 metric tons | +50.0% |
| 1985 | 300 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 375 metric tons | +25.0% |
| 1987 | 200 metric tons | -46.7% |
| 1988 | 100 metric tons | -50.0% |
| 1989 | 100 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 80 metric tons | -20.0% |
| 1991 | 80 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 130 metric tons | +62.5% |
| 1993 | 180 metric tons | +38.5% |
| 1994 | 200 metric tons | +11.1% |
| 1995 | 300 metric tons | +50.0% |
| 1996 | 350 metric tons | +16.7% |
| 1997 | 300 metric tons | -14.3% |
| 1998 | 400 metric tons | +33.3% |
| 1999 | 300 metric tons | -25.0% |
| 2000 | 400 metric tons | +33.3% |
| 2001 | 300 metric tons | -25.0% |
| 2002 | 790 metric tons | +163.3% |
| 2003 | 795 metric tons | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 795 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 813 metric tons | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 813 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 818 metric tons | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 975 metric tons | +19.2% |
| 2009 | 1,080 metric tons | +10.8% |
| 2010 | 1,180 metric tons | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 1,280 metric tons | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 1,280 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,180 metric tons | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 1,135 metric tons | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 1,035 metric tons | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 1,035 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,035 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 940 metric tons | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 940 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 933 metric tons | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 936 metric tons | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 938 metric tons | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 988 metric tons | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 988 metric tons | +0.0% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 988 metric tons is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9,636 metric tons, 10% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 988 metric tons is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5,171 metric tons, 19% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Lebanon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +163.3% | 300 metric tons | 790 metric tons |
| 1976 | +100.0% | 5 metric tons | 10 metric tons |
| 1977 | +100.0% | 10 metric tons | 20 metric tons |
| 1978 | +100.0% | 20 metric tons | 40 metric tons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 10 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 40 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 180.5 metric tons | 40 metric tons | 375 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 232 metric tons | 80 metric tons | 400 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 757.9 metric tons | 300 metric tons | 1,080 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,104 metric tons | 940 metric tons | 1,280 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 956.6 metric tons | 933 metric tons | 988 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More reference data data for Lebanon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0413 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1892 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3495 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0181 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3495 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1386 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0543 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9479 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0986 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Lebanon?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Lebanon was 988 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 Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 1,280 metric tons in 2011.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Lebanon rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Lebanon ranks 134th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.