Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Palestine
Palestine: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 32 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
32 metric tons
Change on year
down 94.9%
World rank
166th
of 215 countries
All-time high
749 metric tons
in 2018
All-time low
0 metric tons
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Palestine, 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 Palestine is 32 metric tons, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 94.9% on the previous year and down 82.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Palestine peaked at 749 metric tons in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
That places Palestine 166th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Palestine, 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 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1976 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1977 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1978 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1979 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1980 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1981 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1982 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1983 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1984 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1985 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1986 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1987 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1988 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1989 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1990 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1991 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1992 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1993 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1994 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1995 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1996 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1997 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1998 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1999 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2000 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2001 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2002 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2003 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2004 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2005 | 10 metric tons | — |
| 2006 | 17 metric tons | +70.0% |
| 2007 | 37 metric tons | +117.6% |
| 2008 | 65 metric tons | +75.7% |
| 2009 | 115 metric tons | +76.9% |
| 2010 | 280 metric tons | +143.5% |
| 2011 | 189 metric tons | -32.5% |
| 2012 | 269 metric tons | +42.3% |
| 2013 | 284 metric tons | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 184 metric tons | -35.2% |
| 2015 | 256 metric tons | +39.1% |
| 2016 | 280 metric tons | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 500 metric tons | +78.6% |
| 2018 | 749 metric tons | +49.8% |
| 2019 | 630 metric tons | -15.9% |
| 2020 | 691 metric tons | +9.7% |
| 2021 | 697 metric tons | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 731 metric tons | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 631 metric tons | -13.7% |
| 2024 | 32 metric tons | -94.9% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 32 metric tons is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9,636 metric tons, 0% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 32 metric tons is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5,171 metric tons, 1% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.4 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 115 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 362.1 metric tons | 184 metric tons | 749 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 556.4 metric tons | 32 metric tons | 731 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More reference data data for Palestine
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0105 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1625 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.177 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.004 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.177 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0352 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0127 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6383 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7088 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.022 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Palestine?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Palestine was 32 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 Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 749 metric tons in 2018.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Palestine rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Palestine ranks 166th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Palestine 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 — 65 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.