Malta vs Ukraine: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Malta
17,954 metric tons
in 2024
Ukraine
18,642 metric tons
in 2024
Malta rank
71st
Ukraine rank
68th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Malta
- Ukraine
How they compare
Ukraine currently reports 18,642 metric tons against 17,954 metric tons in Malta, a difference of 688 metric tons.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ukraine ahead.
Malta ranks 71st and Ukraine ranks 68th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 1 and Ukraine in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1980s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1990s | 1,283 metric tons | 42,116 metric tons | 40,834 metric tons | Ukraine |
| 2000s | 3,469 metric tons | 26,926 metric tons | 23,457 metric tons | Ukraine |
| 2010s | 10,825 metric tons | 21,879 metric tons | 11,054 metric tons | Ukraine |
| 2020s | 18,615 metric tons | 16,817 metric tons | 1,799 metric tons | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Malta or Ukraine?
- Ukraine, at 18,642 metric tons against 17,954 metric tons in Malta as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Malta and Ukraine?
- 688 metric tons, with Ukraine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Ukraine?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Ukraine rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Malta ranks 71st and Ukraine ranks 68th 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.