Iraq vs Malta: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Iraq
15,535 metric tons
in 2024
Malta
17,954 metric tons
in 2024
Iraq rank
74th
Malta rank
71st
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Iraq
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 17,954 metric tons against 15,535 metric tons in Iraq, a difference of 2,419 metric tons.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.2 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malta ahead.
Iraq ranks 74th and Malta ranks 71st of 215 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0.2 metric tons | Iraq |
| 1970s | 1,814 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 1,814 metric tons | Iraq |
| 1980s | 4,202 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 4,202 metric tons | Iraq |
| 1990s | 3,438 metric tons | 1,046 metric tons | 2,392 metric tons | Iraq |
| 2000s | 10,829 metric tons | 3,469 metric tons | 7,360 metric tons | Iraq |
| 2010s | 23,597 metric tons | 10,825 metric tons | 12,772 metric tons | Iraq |
| 2020s | 20,077 metric tons | 18,615 metric tons | 1,461 metric tons | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Iraq or Malta?
- Malta, at 17,954 metric tons against 15,535 metric tons in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Iraq and Malta?
- 2,419 metric tons, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Malta?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Malta rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Iraq ranks 74th and Malta ranks 71st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Aquaculture means raising fish and other seafood — including molluscs, crustaceans and aquatic plants — in farms. Capture fishery production is how much wild fish is caught, whether for commercial, industrial, recreational, or subsistence use.