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

Malaysia ranks 19th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

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

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

Malaysia: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita was 0.0144 metric tons per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.0144 metric tons per person

Change on year

down 0.2%

World rank

19th

of 215 countries

All-time high

0.0214 metric tons per person

in 2012

All-time low

0.001 metric tons per person

in 1961

Years of data

1960–2024

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

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

Analysis

Malaysia recorded 0.0144 metric tons per person for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Malaysia peaked at 0.0214 metric tons per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.001 metric tons per person, in 1961.

Malaysia ranks 19th 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 Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Malaysia, 1960 to 2024.
Year	metric tons per person	Change
1960	0.001 metric tons per person	—
1961	0.001 metric tons per person	-1.7%
1962	0.0012 metric tons per person	+22.8%
1963	0.0026 metric tons per person	+114.4%
1964	0.0024 metric tons per person	-5.4%
1965	0.0024 metric tons per person	-1.6%
1966	0.0029 metric tons per person	+21.1%
1967	0.0031 metric tons per person	+6.8%
1968	0.003 metric tons per person	-1.6%
1969	0.0031 metric tons per person	+2.4%
1970	0.0034 metric tons per person	+8.8%
1971	0.003 metric tons per person	-10.9%
1972	0.0031 metric tons per person	+1.7%
1973	0.0039 metric tons per person	+28.5%
1974	0.0046 metric tons per person	+18.3%
1975	0.0028 metric tons per person	-39.7%
1976	0.003 metric tons per person	+6.1%
1977	0.0041 metric tons per person	+39.4%
1978	0.0048 metric tons per person	+15.9%
1979	0.0053 metric tons per person	+11.1%
1980	0.0097 metric tons per person	+81.4%
1981	0.0055 metric tons per person	-43.4%
1982	0.0041 metric tons per person	-24.4%
1983	0.0033 metric tons per person	-21.2%
1984	0.0046 metric tons per person	+41.0%
1985	0.0034 metric tons per person	-25.9%
1986	0.0033 metric tons per person	-2.8%
1987	0.0029 metric tons per person	-13.6%
1988	0.0028 metric tons per person	-1.3%
1989	0.0031 metric tons per person	+9.9%
1990	0.003 metric tons per person	-4.2%
1991	0.0035 metric tons per person	+19.1%
1992	0.0042 metric tons per person	+19.7%
1993	0.0054 metric tons per person	+28.7%
1994	0.0058 metric tons per person	+5.7%
1995	0.0065 metric tons per person	+13.4%
1996	0.0052 metric tons per person	-19.9%
1997	0.0051 metric tons per person	-3.4%
1998	0.0061 metric tons per person	+20.8%
1999	0.0074 metric tons per person	+22.0%
2000	0.0073 metric tons per person	-1.8%
2001	0.0075 metric tons per person	+2.9%
2002	0.0076 metric tons per person	+1.5%
2003	0.0078 metric tons per person	+2.0%
2004	0.008 metric tons per person	+2.8%
2005	0.0084 metric tons per person	+4.3%
2006	0.0086 metric tons per person	+3.5%
2007	0.0099 metric tons per person	+15.1%
2008	0.0129 metric tons per person	+29.3%
2009	0.0168 metric tons per person	+30.6%
2010	0.0203 metric tons per person	+20.7%
2011	0.0181 metric tons per person	-11.0%
2012	0.0214 metric tons per person	+18.5%
2013	0.0176 metric tons per person	-17.8%
2014	0.017 metric tons per person	-3.5%
2015	0.0162 metric tons per person	-4.4%
2016	0.0128 metric tons per person	-21.0%
2017	0.0132 metric tons per person	+3.0%
2018	0.0119 metric tons per person	-9.9%
2019	0.0123 metric tons per person	+3.5%
2020	0.0118 metric tons per person	-4.1%
2021	0.0122 metric tons per person	+3.0%
2022	0.0165 metric tons per person	+35.9%
2023	0.0144 metric tons per person	-12.7%
2024	0.0144 metric tons per person	-0.2%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0023 metric tons per person	0.001 metric tons per person	0.0031 metric tons per person	10
1970s	0.0038 metric tons per person	0.0028 metric tons per person	0.0053 metric tons per person	10
1980s	0.0043 metric tons per person	0.0028 metric tons per person	0.0097 metric tons per person	10
1990s	0.0052 metric tons per person	0.003 metric tons per person	0.0074 metric tons per person	10
2000s	0.0095 metric tons per person	0.0073 metric tons per person	0.0168 metric tons per person	10
2010s	0.0161 metric tons per person	0.0119 metric tons per person	0.0214 metric tons per person	10
2020s	0.0139 metric tons per person	0.0118 metric tons per person	0.0165 metric tons per person	5

Countries ranked near Malaysia

16 New Zealand 0.0187 metric tons per person compare
17 Cambodia 0.0182 metric tons per person compare
18 Bangladesh 0.0172 metric tons per person compare
20 Thailand 0.0139 metric tons per person compare
21 Egypt 0.0137 metric tons per person compare
22 Greece 0.0123 metric tons per person compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

More reference data data for Malaysia

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Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5869 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.62 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1487 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.62 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.38 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.64 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.29 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.1 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8098 (2050)

All data for Malaysia →

Frequently asked questions

What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Malaysia?: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Malaysia was 0.0144 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 Malaysia?: The highest recorded value was 0.0214 metric tons per person in 2012.
What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita recorded in Malaysia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.001 metric tons per person in 1961.
How does Malaysia rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita?: Malaysia ranks 19th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita rising or falling in Malaysia?: Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Malaysia 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.

Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture ÷ Population, total

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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
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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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.