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.
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 |
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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
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.