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
Latest (2024)
512,360 metric tons
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
19th
of 215 countries
All-time high
634,876 metric tons
in 2012
All-time low
7,841 metric tons
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
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.
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | metric tons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7,841 metric tons | — |
| 1961 | 7,911 metric tons | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 9,968 metric tons | +26.0% |
| 1963 | 21,941 metric tons | +120.1% |
| 1964 | 21,302 metric tons | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 21,508 metric tons | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 26,709 metric tons | +24.2% |
| 1967 | 29,211 metric tons | +9.4% |
| 1968 | 29,408 metric tons | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 30,802 metric tons | +4.7% |
| 1970 | 34,296 metric tons | +11.3% |
| 1971 | 31,287 metric tons | -8.8% |
| 1972 | 32,578 metric tons | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 42,867 metric tons | +31.6% |
| 1974 | 51,946 metric tons | +21.2% |
| 1975 | 32,071 metric tons | -38.3% |
| 1976 | 34,842 metric tons | +8.6% |
| 1977 | 49,737 metric tons | +42.8% |
| 1978 | 59,058 metric tons | +18.7% |
| 1979 | 67,206 metric tons | +13.8% |
| 1980 | 125,334 metric tons | +86.5% |
| 1981 | 73,262 metric tons | -41.5% |
| 1982 | 57,185 metric tons | -21.9% |
| 1983 | 46,528 metric tons | -18.6% |
| 1984 | 67,777 metric tons | +45.7% |
| 1985 | 51,875 metric tons | -23.5% |
| 1986 | 52,107 metric tons | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 46,486 metric tons | -10.8% |
| 1988 | 47,345 metric tons | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 53,647 metric tons | +13.3% |
| 1990 | 52,919 metric tons | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 64,845 metric tons | +22.5% |
| 1992 | 79,700 metric tons | +22.9% |
| 1993 | 105,241 metric tons | +32.0% |
| 1994 | 114,112 metric tons | +8.4% |
| 1995 | 132,745 metric tons | +16.3% |
| 1996 | 109,063 metric tons | -17.8% |
| 1997 | 107,984 metric tons | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 133,635 metric tons | +23.8% |
| 1999 | 166,974 metric tons | +24.9% |
| 2000 | 167,898 metric tons | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 177,021 metric tons | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 183,990 metric tons | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 192,160 metric tons | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 202,218 metric tons | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 215,834 metric tons | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 228,317 metric tons | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 268,508 metric tons | +17.6% |
| 2008 | 354,579 metric tons | +32.1% |
| 2009 | 472,502 metric tons | +33.3% |
| 2010 | 581,243 metric tons | +23.0% |
| 2011 | 526,692 metric tons | -9.4% |
| 2012 | 634,876 metric tons | +20.5% |
| 2013 | 530,702 metric tons | -16.4% |
| 2014 | 521,014 metric tons | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 506,965 metric tons | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 407,887 metric tons | -19.5% |
| 2017 | 427,516 metric tons | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 391,977 metric tons | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 412,281 metric tons | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 400,517 metric tons | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 417,478 metric tons | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 574,182 metric tons | +37.5% |
| 2023 | 507,368 metric tons | -11.6% |
| 2024 | 512,360 metric tons | +1.0% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 512,360 metric tons is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5,803 metric tons, 88.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 512,360 metric tons is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,310 metric tons, 391.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More reference data data for Malaysia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5869 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1487 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8098 (2050)
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.