Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Madagascar
Madagascar: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 29,748 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Madagascar, 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 Madagascar stood at 29,748 metric tons.
That represents a change of down 20.9% on the previous year and up 92.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Madagascar peaked at 37,588 metric tons in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
That places Madagascar 55th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.3 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 27 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 175 metric tons | 53 metric tons | 284 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,738 metric tons | 198 metric tons | 8,582 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,269 metric tons | 7,980 metric tons | 16,534 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,334 metric tons | 9,988 metric tons | 28,345 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 24,520 metric tons | 13,586 metric tons | 37,588 metric tons | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Madagascar?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Madagascar was 29,748 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 37,588 metric tons in 2023.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Madagascar rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Madagascar ranks 55th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.