Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Tunisia
Tunisia: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 18,744 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Tunisia, 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 Tunisia is 18,744 metric tons, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 11.9% on the previous year and up 60.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Tunisia peaked at 26,099 metric tons in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
Tunisia ranks 66th 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.
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | metric tons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1961 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1962 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1963 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1964 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1965 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1966 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1967 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1968 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1969 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1970 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1971 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1972 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1973 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1974 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1975 | 2 metric tons | — |
| 1976 | 9 metric tons | +350.0% |
| 1977 | 17 metric tons | +88.9% |
| 1978 | 28 metric tons | +64.7% |
| 1979 | 41 metric tons | +46.4% |
| 1980 | 56 metric tons | +36.6% |
| 1981 | 72 metric tons | +28.6% |
| 1982 | 117 metric tons | +62.5% |
| 1983 | 160 metric tons | +36.8% |
| 1984 | 116 metric tons | -27.5% |
| 1985 | 147 metric tons | +26.7% |
| 1986 | 182 metric tons | +23.8% |
| 1987 | 212 metric tons | +16.5% |
| 1988 | 993 metric tons | +368.4% |
| 1989 | 820 metric tons | -17.4% |
| 1990 | 1,023 metric tons | +24.8% |
| 1991 | 778 metric tons | -23.9% |
| 1992 | 859 metric tons | +10.4% |
| 1993 | 801 metric tons | -6.8% |
| 1994 | 1,137 metric tons | +41.9% |
| 1995 | 960 metric tons | -15.6% |
| 1996 | 1,351 metric tons | +40.7% |
| 1997 | 1,875 metric tons | +38.8% |
| 1998 | 1,842 metric tons | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 1,095 metric tons | -40.6% |
| 2000 | 1,554 metric tons | +41.9% |
| 2001 | 1,868 metric tons | +20.2% |
| 2002 | 1,980 metric tons | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 2,086 metric tons | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 2,308 metric tons | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 2,603 metric tons | +12.8% |
| 2006 | 2,855 metric tons | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 3,662 metric tons | +28.3% |
| 2008 | 4,049 metric tons | +10.6% |
| 2009 | 4,544 metric tons | +12.2% |
| 2010 | 5,447 metric tons | +19.9% |
| 2011 | 7,234 metric tons | +32.8% |
| 2012 | 9,197 metric tons | +27.1% |
| 2013 | 11,935 metric tons | +29.8% |
| 2014 | 11,663 metric tons | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 14,584 metric tons | +25.0% |
| 2016 | 16,153 metric tons | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 21,933 metric tons | +35.8% |
| 2018 | 21,826 metric tons | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 24,223 metric tons | +11.0% |
| 2020 | 23,631 metric tons | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 26,099 metric tons | +10.4% |
| 2022 | 20,926 metric tons | -19.8% |
| 2023 | 21,279 metric tons | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 18,744 metric tons | -11.9% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 18,744 metric tons is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9,636 metric tons, 1.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 18,744 metric tons is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5,171 metric tons, 3.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Tunisia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +368.4% | 212 metric tons | 993 metric tons |
| 1976 | +350.0% | 2 metric tons | 9 metric tons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.7 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 41 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 287.5 metric tons | 56 metric tons | 993 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,172 metric tons | 778 metric tons | 1,875 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,751 metric tons | 1,554 metric tons | 4,544 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,420 metric tons | 5,447 metric tons | 24,223 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,136 metric tons | 18,744 metric tons | 26,099 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More reference data data for Tunisia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.148 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1317 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4961 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1849 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7169 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Tunisia?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Tunisia was 18,744 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 26,099 metric tons in 2021.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Tunisia rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Tunisia ranks 66th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tunisia 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.