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
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in North Macedonia, 1992–2024
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
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.
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | metric tons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 899 metric tons | — |
| 1993 | 752 metric tons | -16.4% |
| 1994 | 744 metric tons | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 829 metric tons | +11.4% |
| 1996 | 526 metric tons | -36.6% |
| 1997 | 538 metric tons | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 652 metric tons | +21.2% |
| 1999 | 1,170 metric tons | +79.4% |
| 2000 | 1,217 metric tons | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 787 metric tons | -35.3% |
| 2002 | 763 metric tons | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 864 metric tons | +13.2% |
| 2004 | 959 metric tons | +11.0% |
| 2005 | 843 metric tons | -12.1% |
| 2006 | 588 metric tons | -30.2% |
| 2007 | 1,041 metric tons | +77.0% |
| 2008 | 1,287 metric tons | +23.6% |
| 2009 | 1,540 metric tons | +19.7% |
| 2010 | 1,491 metric tons | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 1,368 metric tons | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 1,306 metric tons | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 1,340 metric tons | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 1,214 metric tons | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 991 metric tons | -18.4% |
| 2016 | 986 metric tons | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 1,508 metric tons | +53.0% |
| 2018 | 1,359 metric tons | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 1,956 metric tons | +43.9% |
| 2020 | 1,634 metric tons | -16.4% |
| 2021 | 1,661 metric tons | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 1,814 metric tons | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 1,873 metric tons | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 2,337 metric tons | +24.7% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 2,337 metric tons is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5,803 metric tons, 40% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 2,337 metric tons is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10,060 metric tons, 23% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for North Macedonia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1665 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.4328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0308 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.4328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.342 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.224 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6296 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.168 (2050)
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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 33 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
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.