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

Latest (2024)
5,171 metric tons
Change on year
up 117.5%
World rank
100th
of 215 countries
All-time high
5,171 metric tons
in 2024
All-time low
0 metric tons
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Morocco, 1960–2024

02.0k4.0k6.0k196019922024

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Morocco

  1. 97 Algeria 6,673 metric tons compare
  2. 98 Democratic Republic of Congo 5,790 metric tons compare
  3. 99 Oman 5,500 metric tons compare
  4. 101 Austria 5,008 metric tons compare
  5. 102 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4,932 metric tons compare
  6. 103 Malawi 4,800 metric tons compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

More reference data data for Morocco

All data for Morocco →

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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 65 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

About this data

Indicator
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Unit
metric tons
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 12,849 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.