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.
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Madagascar, 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 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1976 | 4 metric tons | — |
| 1977 | 9 metric tons | +125.0% |
| 1978 | 13 metric tons | +44.4% |
| 1979 | 27 metric tons | +107.7% |
| 1980 | 53 metric tons | +96.3% |
| 1981 | 92 metric tons | +73.6% |
| 1982 | 127 metric tons | +38.0% |
| 1983 | 168 metric tons | +32.3% |
| 1984 | 190 metric tons | +13.1% |
| 1985 | 284 metric tons | +49.5% |
| 1986 | 181 metric tons | -36.3% |
| 1987 | 194 metric tons | +7.2% |
| 1988 | 231 metric tons | +19.1% |
| 1989 | 230 metric tons | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 280 metric tons | +21.7% |
| 1991 | 198 metric tons | -29.3% |
| 1992 | 2,640 metric tons | +1233.3% |
| 1993 | 2,289 metric tons | -13.3% |
| 1994 | 3,295 metric tons | +43.9% |
| 1995 | 4,712 metric tons | +43.0% |
| 1996 | 5,075 metric tons | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 8,582 metric tons | +69.1% |
| 1998 | 4,503 metric tons | -47.5% |
| 1999 | 5,811 metric tons | +29.0% |
| 2000 | 7,980 metric tons | +37.3% |
| 2001 | 8,449 metric tons | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 10,413 metric tons | +23.2% |
| 2003 | 10,267 metric tons | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 9,603 metric tons | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 10,296 metric tons | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 16,534 metric tons | +60.6% |
| 2007 | 14,943 metric tons | -9.6% |
| 2008 | 14,486 metric tons | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 9,716 metric tons | -32.9% |
| 2010 | 10,886 metric tons | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 10,544 metric tons | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 9,988 metric tons | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 12,549 metric tons | +25.6% |
| 2014 | 15,440 metric tons | +23.0% |
| 2015 | 22,694 metric tons | +47.0% |
| 2016 | 26,003 metric tons | +14.6% |
| 2017 | 28,345 metric tons | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 12,775 metric tons | -54.9% |
| 2019 | 14,114 metric tons | +10.5% |
| 2020 | 13,586 metric tons | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 16,489 metric tons | +21.4% |
| 2022 | 25,188 metric tons | +52.8% |
| 2023 | 37,588 metric tons | +49.2% |
| 2024 | 29,748 metric tons | -20.9% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 29,748 metric tons is above the median for low income countries, which is 1,165 metric tons, 25.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 29,748 metric tons is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,824 metric tons, 16.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Madagascar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +1233.3% | 198 metric tons | 2,640 metric tons |
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 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More reference data data for Madagascar
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4459 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 26.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 32.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.45 (2050)
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.