Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Turkey
Turkey: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 577,124 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Turkey, 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
In 2024, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Turkey stood at 577,124 metric tons. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 145.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Turkey peaked at 577,124 metric tons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 60 metric tons, in 1960.
Turkey ranks 18th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 182 metric tons | 60 metric tons | 350 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 759 metric tons | 400 metric tons | 1,220 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,638 metric tons | 1,370 metric tons | 4,354 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 27,110 metric tons | 5,782 metric tons | 63,000 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 108,401 metric tons | 61,165 metric tons | 159,639 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 249,654 metric tons | 167,721 metric tons | 373,356 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 508,268 metric tons | 421,411 metric tons | 577,124 metric tons | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Turkey?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Turkey was 577,124 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 Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 577,124 metric tons in 2024.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 60 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Turkey rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Turkey ranks 18th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 145.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Turkey 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.