Malawi - Fisheries production

Aquaculture production (metric tons)

The value for Aquaculture production (metric tons) in Malawi was 9,014.00 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 12,216.80 in 2017 and a minimum value of 0.00 in 1970.

Definition: Aquaculture is understood to mean the farming of aquatic organisms including fish, molluscs, crustaceans and aquatic plants. Aquaculture production specifically refers to output from aquaculture activities, which are designated for final harvest for consumption.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization.

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Year Value
1970 0.00
1971 0.00
1972 0.00
1973 0.00
1974 2.00
1975 6.00
1976 7.00
1977 14.00
1978 32.00
1979 49.00
1980 70.00
1981 82.00
1982 107.00
1983 143.00
1984 123.00
1985 180.00
1986 188.00
1987 203.00
1988 215.00
1989 217.00
1990 197.00
1991 223.00
1992 223.00
1993 255.00
1994 225.00
1995 226.00
1996 240.00
1997 231.00
1998 229.00
1999 590.00
2000 530.00
2001 568.00
2002 642.00
2003 666.00
2004 733.00
2005 812.00
2006 1,500.00
2007 1,500.00
2008 1,700.00
2009 1,620.00
2010 2,631.00
2011 2,833.00
2012 3,232.00
2013 3,705.00
2014 4,741.56
2015 4,974.00
2016 7,646.39
2017 12,216.80
2018 9,014.00

Capture fisheries production (metric tons)

The value for Capture fisheries production (metric tons) in Malawi was 234,949 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 58 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 234,949 in 2018 and a minimum value of 13,600 in 1960.

Definition: Capture fisheries production measures the volume of fish catches landed by a country for all commercial, industrial, recreational and subsistence purposes.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization.

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Year Value
1960 13,600
1961 14,300
1962 19,500
1963 21,700
1964 21,200
1965 33,900
1966 32,500
1967 29,300
1968 32,900
1969 38,200
1970 47,000
1971 60,000
1972 70,000
1973 69,300
1974 70,275
1975 70,986
1976 74,893
1977 68,186
1978 67,768
1979 59,953
1980 65,694
1981 51,319
1982 58,322
1983 66,863
1984 64,945
1985 61,892
1986 73,170
1987 88,793
1988 80,002
1989 72,854
1990 75,025
1991 65,094
1992 69,527
1993 69,987
1994 60,311
1995 54,614
1996 64,205
1997 56,740
1998 41,311
1999 45,591
2000 50,200
2001 41,875
2002 41,389
2003 53,844
2004 56,483
2005 60,232
2006 73,485
2007 67,787
2008 73,389
2009 72,430
2010 101,548
2011 86,015
2012 131,455
2013 117,621
2014 118,913
2015 147,889
2016 164,949
2017 211,295
2018 234,949

Total fisheries production (metric tons)

The value for Total fisheries production (metric tons) in Malawi was 243,963 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 58 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 243,963 in 2018 and a minimum value of 13,600 in 1960.

Definition: Total fisheries production measures the volume of aquatic species caught by a country for all commercial, industrial, recreational and subsistence purposes. The harvest from mariculture, aquaculture and other kinds of fish farming is also included.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization.

See also:

Year Value
1960 13,600
1961 14,300
1962 19,500
1963 21,700
1964 21,200
1965 33,900
1966 32,500
1967 29,300
1968 32,900
1969 38,200
1970 47,000
1971 60,000
1972 70,000
1973 69,300
1974 70,277
1975 70,992
1976 74,900
1977 68,200
1978 67,800
1979 60,002
1980 65,764
1981 51,401
1982 58,429
1983 67,006
1984 65,068
1985 62,072
1986 73,358
1987 88,996
1988 80,217
1989 73,071
1990 75,222
1991 65,317
1992 69,750
1993 70,242
1994 60,536
1995 54,840
1996 64,445
1997 56,971
1998 41,540
1999 46,181
2000 50,730
2001 42,443
2002 42,031
2003 54,510
2004 57,216
2005 61,044
2006 74,985
2007 69,287
2008 75,089
2009 74,050
2010 104,179
2011 88,848
2012 134,687
2013 121,326
2014 123,655
2015 152,863
2016 172,595
2017 223,512
2018 243,963

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Agricultural production