Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Malaysia
Malaysia: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 512,360 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Malaysia, 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
Malaysia recorded 512,360 metric tons for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Malaysia peaked at 634,876 metric tons in 2012 and was at its lowest, 7,841 metric tons, in 1960.
Malaysia ranks 19th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 | 20,660 metric tons | 7,841 metric tons | 30,802 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 43,589 metric tons | 31,287 metric tons | 67,206 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 62,155 metric tons | 46,486 metric tons | 125,334 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 106,722 metric tons | 52,919 metric tons | 166,974 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 246,303 metric tons | 167,898 metric tons | 472,502 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 494,115 metric tons | 391,977 metric tons | 634,876 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 482,381 metric tons | 400,517 metric tons | 574,182 metric tons | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Malaysia?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Malaysia was 512,360 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 634,876 metric tons in 2012.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,841 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Malaysia rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Malaysia ranks 19th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia 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.