Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Malta
Malta: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square was 65.1 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Malta, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Malta is 65.1 metric tons per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.4% on the previous year and up 129.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Malta peaked at 65.1 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Malta 2nd out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 square in Malta, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1963 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1964 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1965 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1967 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1968 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1969 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1970 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1972 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1973 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1974 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1975 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1976 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1977 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1978 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1979 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1980 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1981 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1982 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1983 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1984 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1985 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1986 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1987 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1988 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1990 | 0.0094 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.625 metric tons per square kilometre | +6566.7% |
| 1992 | 1.56 metric tons per square kilometre | +150.0% |
| 1993 | 2.03 metric tons per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 1994 | 2.83 metric tons per square kilometre | +39.1% |
| 1995 | 2.83 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4.85 metric tons per square kilometre | +71.7% |
| 1997 | 5.62 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1998 | 6.09 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 6.26 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 5.46 metric tons per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 2001 | 3.86 metric tons per square kilometre | -29.3% |
| 2002 | 3.49 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 2003 | 2.77 metric tons per square kilometre | -20.5% |
| 2004 | 2.71 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 2.3 metric tons per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 2006 | 22.39 metric tons per square kilometre | +873.5% |
| 2007 | 26.84 metric tons per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 2008 | 21.03 metric tons per square kilometre | -21.6% |
| 2009 | 17.56 metric tons per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 2010 | 21.5 metric tons per square kilometre | +22.5% |
| 2011 | 9.23 metric tons per square kilometre | -57.1% |
| 2012 | 23.25 metric tons per square kilometre | +151.8% |
| 2013 | 28.37 metric tons per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 2014 | 26.89 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 33.75 metric tons per square kilometre | +25.5% |
| 2016 | 42.67 metric tons per square kilometre | +26.4% |
| 2017 | 49.13 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 2018 | 60.29 metric tons per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 2019 | 43.2 metric tons per square kilometre | -28.3% |
| 2020 | 61.97 metric tons per square kilometre | +43.4% |
| 2021 | 51.28 metric tons per square kilometre | -17.2% |
| 2022 | 56.41 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 65.1 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.4% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 65.1 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0566 metric tons per square kilometre, 1151.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Malta's 65.1 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0318 metric tons per square kilometre, 2047.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Malta 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +6566.7% | 0.0094 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.625 metric tons per square kilometre |
| 2006 | +873.5% | 2.3 metric tons per square kilometre | 22.39 metric tons per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.27 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0094 metric tons per square kilometre | 6.26 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.84 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.3 metric tons per square kilometre | 26.84 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.83 metric tons per square kilometre | 9.23 metric tons per square kilometre | 60.29 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.69 metric tons per square kilometre | 51.28 metric tons per square kilometre | 65.1 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 1 Faroe Islands 71.8 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 3 South Korea 23.77 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 4 Bangladesh 21.95 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 5 Vietnam 17.23 metric tons per square kilometre compare
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 seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Malta?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Malta was 65.1 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 65.1 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Malta rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square?
- Malta ranks 2nd out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 129.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture divided by Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.