Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Morocco
Morocco: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 5,171 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Morocco, 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
The most recent figure for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Morocco is 5,171 metric tons, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 117.5% on the previous year and up 334.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Morocco peaked at 5,171 metric tons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
Morocco ranks 100th of 215 countries on this measure, 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 | 5.2 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 22 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 58 metric tons | 28 metric tons | 91 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 140.7 metric tons | 98 metric tons | 180 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,591 metric tons | 415 metric tons | 2,793 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,451 metric tons | 579 metric tons | 2,257 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,056 metric tons | 617 metric tons | 1,598 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,727 metric tons | 1,618 metric tons | 5,171 metric tons | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Morocco?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Morocco was 5,171 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 Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 5,171 metric tons in 2024.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Morocco rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Morocco ranks 100th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 334.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Morocco 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.