Capture fisheries production in Malaysia
Malaysia: Capture fisheries production was 1.41 million metric tons in 2024. ▲ Rising
Capture fisheries production in Malaysia, 1960–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization., Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in metric tons.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 1.41 million metric tons for capture fisheries production in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.7% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capture fisheries production in Malaysia peaked at 1.59 million metric tons in 2016 and was at its lowest, 147,800 metric tons, in 1960.
Malaysia ranks 17th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 232,128 metric tons | 147,800 metric tons | 353,800 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 460,508 metric tons | 307,452 metric tons | 632,290 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 760,202 metric tons | 614,931 metric tons | 891,140 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.09 million metric tons | 916,077 metric tons | 1.26 million metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.32 million metric tons | 1.22 million metric tons | 1.40 million metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.48 million metric tons | 1.38 million metric tons | 1.59 million metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.35 million metric tons | 1.29 million metric tons | 1.41 million metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More environment data for Malaysia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 332.17 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 9.34 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 3.89 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0205 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 9.39 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0252 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 26.26 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0898 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.3735 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 12.28 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capture fisheries production in Malaysia?
- Capture fisheries production in Malaysia was 1.41 million metric tons in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization., Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest capture fisheries production recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.59 million metric tons in 2016.
- What is the lowest capture fisheries production recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 147,800 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Malaysia rank for capture fisheries production?
- Malaysia ranks 17th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is capture fisheries production rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization., Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Capture fisheries production (metric tons). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Capture fisheries production measures the volume of fish catches landed by a country for all commercial, industrial, recreational and subsistence purposes.