Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, annual in Malawi
Malawi: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, annual was 0.4184 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, annual growth in Malawi, 1975–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, annual growth in Malawi is 0.4184 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 101.3% on the previous year and down 98.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, annual growth in Malawi peaked at 200 % change on previous year in 1975 and was at its lowest, -33.13 % change on previous year, in 2023.
Malawi ranks 99th of 199 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, annual in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 200 % change on previous year | — |
| 1976 | 16.67 % change on previous year | -91.7% |
| 1977 | 100 % change on previous year | +500.0% |
| 1978 | 128.57 % change on previous year | +28.6% |
| 1979 | 53.12 % change on previous year | -58.7% |
| 1980 | 42.86 % change on previous year | -19.3% |
| 1981 | 17.14 % change on previous year | -60.0% |
| 1982 | 30.49 % change on previous year | +77.8% |
| 1983 | 33.64 % change on previous year | +10.4% |
| 1984 | -13.99 % change on previous year | -141.6% |
| 1985 | 46.34 % change on previous year | -431.3% |
| 1986 | 4.44 % change on previous year | -90.4% |
| 1987 | 7.98 % change on previous year | +79.5% |
| 1988 | 5.91 % change on previous year | -25.9% |
| 1989 | 0.9302 % change on previous year | -84.3% |
| 1990 | -9.22 % change on previous year | -1090.8% |
| 1991 | 13.2 % change on previous year | -243.2% |
| 1992 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1993 | 14.35 % change on previous year | — |
| 1994 | -11.76 % change on previous year | -182.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4444 % change on previous year | -103.8% |
| 1996 | 6.19 % change on previous year | +1293.8% |
| 1997 | -3.75 % change on previous year | -160.5% |
| 1998 | -0.8658 % change on previous year | -76.9% |
| 1999 | 157.64 % change on previous year | -18307.6% |
| 2000 | -10.17 % change on previous year | -106.5% |
| 2001 | 7.17 % change on previous year | -170.5% |
| 2002 | 13.03 % change on previous year | +81.7% |
| 2003 | 3.74 % change on previous year | -71.3% |
| 2004 | 10.06 % change on previous year | +169.1% |
| 2005 | 10.78 % change on previous year | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 84.73 % change on previous year | +686.2% |
| 2007 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2008 | 13.33 % change on previous year | — |
| 2009 | -4.71 % change on previous year | -135.3% |
| 2010 | 62.41 % change on previous year | -1426.2% |
| 2011 | 7.68 % change on previous year | -87.7% |
| 2012 | 14.08 % change on previous year | +83.4% |
| 2013 | 14.63 % change on previous year | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 27.98 % change on previous year | +91.2% |
| 2015 | 4.9 % change on previous year | -82.5% |
| 2016 | 53.73 % change on previous year | +996.0% |
| 2017 | 59.77 % change on previous year | +11.3% |
| 2018 | -26.22 % change on previous year | -143.9% |
| 2019 | -8.34 % change on previous year | -68.2% |
| 2020 | 13.69 % change on previous year | -264.1% |
| 2021 | 5.91 % change on previous year | -56.8% |
| 2022 | -28.15 % change on previous year | -576.4% |
| 2023 | -33.13 % change on previous year | +17.7% |
| 2024 | 0.4184 % change on previous year | -101.3% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.4184 % change on previous year is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.547 % change on previous year, 76% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.4184 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5 % change on previous year, 8% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, annual in Malawi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +18307.6% | -0.8658 % change on previous year | 157.64 % change on previous year |
| 2010 | +1426.2% | -4.71 % change on previous year | 62.41 % change on previous year |
| 1996 | +1293.8% | 0.4444 % change on previous year | 6.19 % change on previous year |
| 1990 | -1090.8% | 0.9302 % change on previous year | -9.22 % change on previous year |
| 2016 | +996.0% | 4.9 % change on previous year | 53.73 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 99.67 % change on previous year | 16.67 % change on previous year | 200 % change on previous year | 5 |
| 1980s | 17.58 % change on previous year | -13.99 % change on previous year | 46.34 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.62 % change on previous year | -11.76 % change on previous year | 157.64 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.8 % change on previous year | -10.17 % change on previous year | 84.73 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.06 % change on previous year | -26.22 % change on previous year | 62.41 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -8.25 % change on previous year | -33.13 % change on previous year | 13.69 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 96 Myanmar 0.7437 % change on previous year compare
- 97 Mali 0.6756 % change on previous year compare
- 98 Belize 0.497 % change on previous year compare
- 100 Czechia 0.3868 % change on previous year compare
- 101 Tajikistan 0.3505 % change on previous year compare
- 102 Egypt 0.2977 % change on previous year compare
More reference data data for Malawi
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1596 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3426 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5353 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.87 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, annual growth in Malawi?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, annual growth in Malawi was 0.4184 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, annual growth recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 200 % change on previous year in 1975.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, annual growth recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was -33.13 % change on previous year in 2023.
- How does Malawi rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, annual growth?
- Malawi ranks 99th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, annual growth rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.