Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Albania
Albania: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 7,378 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Albania, 1960–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in metric tons.
Analysis
In 2024, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Albania stood at 7,378 metric tons.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.9% on the previous year and up 84.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Albania peaked at 9,327 metric tons in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
Albania ranks 94th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Albania, year by year
| Year | metric tons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1961 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1962 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1963 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1964 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1965 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1966 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1967 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1968 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1969 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1970 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1971 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1972 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1973 | 3 metric tons | — |
| 1974 | 45 metric tons | +1400.0% |
| 1975 | 85 metric tons | +88.9% |
| 1976 | 123 metric tons | +44.7% |
| 1977 | 164 metric tons | +33.3% |
| 1978 | 193 metric tons | +17.7% |
| 1979 | 260 metric tons | +34.7% |
| 1980 | 339 metric tons | +30.4% |
| 1981 | 455 metric tons | +34.2% |
| 1982 | 699 metric tons | +53.6% |
| 1983 | 1,162 metric tons | +66.2% |
| 1984 | 1,197 metric tons | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 1,208 metric tons | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 2,165 metric tons | +79.2% |
| 1987 | 2,368 metric tons | +9.4% |
| 1988 | 3,732 metric tons | +57.6% |
| 1989 | 2,604 metric tons | -30.2% |
| 1990 | 4,961 metric tons | +90.5% |
| 1991 | 859 metric tons | -82.7% |
| 1992 | 397 metric tons | -53.8% |
| 1993 | 389 metric tons | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 395 metric tons | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 340 metric tons | -13.9% |
| 1996 | 323 metric tons | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 97 metric tons | -70.0% |
| 1998 | 124 metric tons | +27.8% |
| 1999 | 310 metric tons | +150.0% |
| 2000 | 307 metric tons | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 286 metric tons | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 860 metric tons | +200.7% |
| 2003 | 1,473 metric tons | +71.3% |
| 2004 | 1,569 metric tons | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 1,473 metric tons | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 2,057 metric tons | +39.6% |
| 2007 | 2,092 metric tons | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 2,000 metric tons | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 2,317 metric tons | +15.8% |
| 2010 | 2,520 metric tons | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 2,345 metric tons | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 3,450 metric tons | +47.1% |
| 2013 | 3,700 metric tons | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 4,000 metric tons | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 3,495 metric tons | -12.6% |
| 2016 | 4,750 metric tons | +35.9% |
| 2017 | 4,430 metric tons | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 6,258 metric tons | +41.3% |
| 2019 | 6,300 metric tons | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 9,084 metric tons | +44.2% |
| 2021 | 8,641 metric tons | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 8,908 metric tons | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 9,327 metric tons | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 7,378 metric tons | -20.9% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 7,378 metric tons is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5,803 metric tons, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Albania's 7,378 metric tons is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10,060 metric tons, 73% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Albania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +1400.0% | 3 metric tons | 45 metric tons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 87.3 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 260 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,593 metric tons | 339 metric tons | 3,732 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 819.5 metric tons | 97 metric tons | 4,961 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,443 metric tons | 286 metric tons | 2,317 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,125 metric tons | 2,345 metric tons | 6,300 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,668 metric tons | 7,378 metric tons | 9,327 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More agriculture & rural data for Albania
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.4071 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2881 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.4681 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.148 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,923 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.93 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Albania?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Albania was 7,378 metric tons in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 9,327 metric tons in 2023.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Albania rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Albania ranks 94th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.