How does Egypt rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita?

Egypt ranks 21st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.

Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita rising or falling in Egypt?

Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Egypt

Name: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Egypt
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Egypt: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita was 0.0137 metric tons per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.0137 metric tons per person

Change on year

down 1.4%

World rank

21st

of 215 countries

All-time high

0.0153 metric tons per person

in 2019

All-time low

0.0002 metric tons per person

in 1968

Years of data

1960–2024

Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Egypt, 1960–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Egypt is 0.0137 metric tons per person, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Egypt peaked at 0.0153 metric tons per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 metric tons per person, in 1968.

Egypt ranks 21st 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.

Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Egypt, 1960 to 2024.
Year	metric tons per person	Change
1960	0.0002 metric tons per person	—
1961	0.0002 metric tons per person	+10.2%
1962	0.0002 metric tons per person	-2.6%
1963	0.0002 metric tons per person	+12.4%
1964	0.0002 metric tons per person	+13.7%
1965	0.0002 metric tons per person	-13.7%
1966	0.0002 metric tons per person	-7.2%
1967	0.0002 metric tons per person	-7.4%
1968	0.0002 metric tons per person	-2.4%
1969	0.0002 metric tons per person	+2.8%
1970	0.0002 metric tons per person	-0.7%
1971	0.0002 metric tons per person	+14.0%
1972	0.0002 metric tons per person	+11.7%
1973	0.0002 metric tons per person	+9.9%
1974	0.0002 metric tons per person	-2.3%
1975	0.0002 metric tons per person	-2.3%
1976	0.0003 metric tons per person	+19.4%
1977	0.0003 metric tons per person	+15.4%
1978	0.0004 metric tons per person	+12.6%
1979	0.0004 metric tons per person	+10.5%
1980	0.0004 metric tons per person	+8.9%
1981	0.0005 metric tons per person	+7.6%
1982	0.0005 metric tons per person	+11.2%
1983	0.0005 metric tons per person	+1.2%
1984	0.0005 metric tons per person	+4.8%
1985	0.0008 metric tons per person	+50.4%
1986	0.0009 metric tons per person	+5.7%
1987	0.0009 metric tons per person	-0.8%
1988	0.0009 metric tons per person	+9.4%
1989	0.0011 metric tons per person	+12.8%
1990	0.0011 metric tons per person	-0.6%
1991	0.001 metric tons per person	-3.2%
1992	0.001 metric tons per person	+1.2%
1993	0.0008 metric tons per person	-21.7%
1994	0.0009 metric tons per person	+8.2%
1995	0.0011 metric tons per person	+24.2%
1996	0.0014 metric tons per person	+24.3%
1997	0.0013 metric tons per person	-7.9%
1998	0.002 metric tons per person	+59.1%
1999	0.0032 metric tons per person	+58.8%
2000	0.0047 metric tons per person	+47.1%
2001	0.0046 metric tons per person	-1.3%
2002	0.0049 metric tons per person	+7.5%
2003	0.0057 metric tons per person	+15.9%
2004	0.0059 metric tons per person	+3.8%
2005	0.0067 metric tons per person	+12.2%
2006	0.0072 metric tons per person	+8.1%
2007	0.0075 metric tons per person	+4.8%
2008	0.0081 metric tons per person	+7.1%
2009	0.0081 metric tons per person	-0.2%
2010	0.0103 metric tons per person	+27.9%
2011	0.0108 metric tons per person	+5.1%
2012	0.0109 metric tons per person	+0.8%
2013	0.0115 metric tons per person	+5.4%
2014	0.0117 metric tons per person	+1.3%
2015	0.0118 metric tons per person	+1.2%
2016	0.0135 metric tons per person	+14.3%
2017	0.0136 metric tons per person	+0.6%
2018	0.0151 metric tons per person	+11.2%
2019	0.0153 metric tons per person	+1.2%
2020	0.0146 metric tons per person	-4.6%
2021	0.0142 metric tons per person	-2.5%
2022	0.0138 metric tons per person	-3.0%
2023	0.0139 metric tons per person	+1.0%
2024	0.0137 metric tons per person	-1.4%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0002 metric tons per person	0.0002 metric tons per person	0.0002 metric tons per person	10
1970s	0.0003 metric tons per person	0.0002 metric tons per person	0.0004 metric tons per person	10
1980s	0.0007 metric tons per person	0.0004 metric tons per person	0.0011 metric tons per person	10
1990s	0.0014 metric tons per person	0.0008 metric tons per person	0.0032 metric tons per person	10
2000s	0.0063 metric tons per person	0.0046 metric tons per person	0.0081 metric tons per person	10
2010s	0.0124 metric tons per person	0.0103 metric tons per person	0.0153 metric tons per person	10
2020s	0.014 metric tons per person	0.0137 metric tons per person	0.0146 metric tons per person	5

Countries ranked near Egypt

18 Bangladesh 0.0172 metric tons per person compare
19 Malaysia 0.0144 metric tons per person compare
20 Thailand 0.0139 metric tons per person compare
22 Greece 0.0123 metric tons per person compare
23 Armenia 0.0085 metric tons per person compare
24 India 0.0083 metric tons per person compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

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Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 6.55 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Egypt?: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Egypt was 0.0137 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita recorded in Egypt?: The highest recorded value was 0.0153 metric tons per person in 2019.
What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita recorded in Egypt?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 metric tons per person in 1968.
How does Egypt rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita?: Egypt ranks 21st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita rising or falling in Egypt?: Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Egypt data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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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
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Indicator: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita
Unit: metric tons per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 215 places, 12,819 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 11 September 2026

Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.