Catches - major fishing areas in Malta
Malta: Catches - major fishing areas was 1,602 Tonnes live weight in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1,602 Tonnes live weight
Change on year
down 11.3%
World rank
32nd
of 35 countries
All-time high
3,556 Tonnes live weight
in 2016
All-time low
895.16 Tonnes live weight
in 2001
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Catches - major fishing areas in Malta, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Tonnes live weight.
Analysis
Malta recorded 1,602 Tonnes live weight for catches - major fishing areas in 2025.
The figure is down 11.3% on the previous year and down 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, catches - major fishing areas in Malta peaked at 3,556 Tonnes live weight in 2016 and was at its lowest, 895.16 Tonnes live weight, in 2001.
Malta ranks 32nd of 35 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Catches - major fishing areas in Malta, year by year
| Year | Tonnes live weight | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,074 Tonnes live weight | — |
| 2001 | 895.16 Tonnes live weight | -16.7% |
| 2002 | 1,074 Tonnes live weight | +20.0% |
| 2003 | 1,138 Tonnes live weight | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 1,067 Tonnes live weight | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 1,336 Tonnes live weight | +25.2% |
| 2006 | 1,348 Tonnes live weight | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 1,244 Tonnes live weight | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 1,282 Tonnes live weight | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 1,587 Tonnes live weight | +23.8% |
| 2010 | 1,836 Tonnes live weight | +15.6% |
| 2011 | 1,920 Tonnes live weight | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 2,204 Tonnes live weight | +14.8% |
| 2013 | 2,355 Tonnes live weight | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 2,403 Tonnes live weight | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 2,536 Tonnes live weight | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 3,556 Tonnes live weight | +40.2% |
| 2017 | 2,223 Tonnes live weight | -37.5% |
| 2018 | 2,545 Tonnes live weight | +14.5% |
| 2019 | 2,230 Tonnes live weight | -12.4% |
| 2020 | 1,844 Tonnes live weight | -17.3% |
| 2021 | 2,309 Tonnes live weight | +25.2% |
| 2022 | 2,537 Tonnes live weight | +9.9% |
| 2023 | 2,014 Tonnes live weight | -20.6% |
| 2024 | 1,805 Tonnes live weight | -10.4% |
| 2025 | 1,602 Tonnes live weight | -11.3% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 1,602 Tonnes live weight is below the median for high income countries, which is 114,655 Tonnes live weight, 1% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,205 Tonnes live weight | 895.16 Tonnes live weight | 1,587 Tonnes live weight | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,381 Tonnes live weight | 1,836 Tonnes live weight | 3,556 Tonnes live weight | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,019 Tonnes live weight | 1,602 Tonnes live weight | 2,537 Tonnes live weight | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More reference data data for Malta
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0121 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0205 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0205 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0404 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0227 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0043 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is catches - major fishing areas in Malta?
- Catches - major fishing areas in Malta was 1,602 Tonnes live weight in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest catches - major fishing areas recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 3,556 Tonnes live weight in 2016.
- What is the lowest catches - major fishing areas recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 895.16 Tonnes live weight in 2001.
- How does Malta rank for catches - major fishing areas?
- Malta ranks 32nd out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is catches - major fishing areas rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Catches - major fishing areas (from 2000 onwards). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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