Total fisheries production in Morocco
Morocco: Total fisheries production was 1.43 million metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Total fisheries production in Morocco, 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
The most recent figure for total fisheries production in Morocco is 1.43 million metric tons, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fisheries production in Morocco peaked at 1.57 million metric tons in 2022 and was at its lowest, 167,700 metric tons, in 1960.
That places Morocco 22nd out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 218,809 metric tons | 167,700 metric tons | 318,584 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 283,012 metric tons | 230,525 metric tons | 399,728 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 469,465 metric tons | 335,426 metric tons | 600,561 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 690,036 metric tons | 559,470 metric tons | 858,884 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 987,044 metric tons | 892,912 metric tons | 1.18 million metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.31 million metric tons | 974,657 metric tons | 1.48 million metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.45 million metric tons | 1.40 million metric tons | 1.57 million metric tons | 5 |
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More environment data for Morocco
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 19.45 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 12.07 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0066 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 6.69 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 1.43 million metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 5,171 metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 70.04 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.84 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 26.71 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.5151 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fisheries production in Morocco?
- Total fisheries production in Morocco was 1.43 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 total fisheries production recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 1.57 million metric tons in 2022.
- What is the lowest total fisheries production recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 167,700 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Morocco rank for total fisheries production?
- Morocco ranks 22nd out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total fisheries production rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Morocco 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 Total fisheries production (metric tons). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.