Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in North Macedonia

North Macedonia: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 2,337 metric tons in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2,337 metric tons
Change on year
up 24.7%
World rank
119th
of 215 countries
All-time high
2,337 metric tons
in 2024
All-time low
526 metric tons
in 1996
Years of data
33
1992–2024

Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in North Macedonia, 1992–2024

5001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k1992200820241992: 899 metric tons1993: 752 metric tons1994: 744 metric tons1995: 829 metric tons1996: 526 metric tons1997: 538 metric tons1998: 652 metric tons1999: 1.2k metric tons2000: 1.2k metric tons2001: 787 metric tons2002: 763 metric tons2003: 864 metric tons2004: 959 metric tons2005: 843 metric tons2006: 588 metric tons2007: 1.0k metric tons2008: 1.3k metric tons2009: 1.5k metric tons2010: 1.5k metric tons2011: 1.4k metric tons2012: 1.3k metric tons2013: 1.3k metric tons2014: 1.2k metric tons2015: 991 metric tons2016: 986 metric tons2017: 1.5k metric tons2018: 1.4k metric tons2019: 2.0k metric tons2020: 1.6k metric tons2021: 1.7k metric tons2022: 1.8k metric tons2023: 1.9k metric tons2024: 2.3k metric tons

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

In 2024, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in North Macedonia stood at 2,337 metric tons. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

The figure is up 24.7% on the previous year and up 92.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in North Macedonia peaked at 2,337 metric tons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 526 metric tons, in 1996.

North Macedonia ranks 119th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 763.75 metric tons 526 metric tons 1,170 metric tons 8
2000s 988.9 metric tons 588 metric tons 1,540 metric tons 10
2010s 1,352 metric tons 986 metric tons 1,956 metric tons 10
2020s 1,864 metric tons 1,634 metric tons 2,337 metric tons 5

Countries ranked near North Macedonia

  1. 116 Benin 2,460 metric tons compare
  2. 117 Slovakia 2,445 metric tons compare
  3. 118 Georgia 2,424 metric tons compare
  4. 120 Lesotho 2,107 metric tons compare
  5. 121 Senegal 2,074 metric tons compare
  6. 122 Mauritius 1,888 metric tons compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in North Macedonia?
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in North Macedonia was 2,337 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 North Macedonia?
The highest recorded value was 2,337 metric tons in 2024.
What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in North Macedonia?
The lowest recorded value was 526 metric tons in 1996.
How does North Macedonia rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
North Macedonia ranks 119th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in North Macedonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 92.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this North Macedonia 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

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
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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.