Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Malta
Malta: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 17,954 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Malta, 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
Malta recorded 17,954 metric tons for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in 2024.
That represents a change of down 13.8% on the previous year and up 108.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Malta peaked at 20,833 metric tons in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
That places Malta 71st out of 215 regions 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 | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,046 metric tons | 3 metric tons | 2,002 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,469 metric tons | 736 metric tons | 8,589 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,825 metric tons | 2,955 metric tons | 19,291 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,615 metric tons | 16,410 metric tons | 20,833 metric tons | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Malta?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Malta was 17,954 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 Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 20,833 metric tons in 2023.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Malta rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Malta ranks 71st out of 215 regions with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 108.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta 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.