Algeria vs Morocco: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Algeria
6,673 metric tons
in 2024
Morocco
5,171 metric tons
in 2024
Algeria rank
97th
Morocco rank
100th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Algeria
- Morocco
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 6,673 metric tons against 5,171 metric tons in Morocco, a difference of 1,502 metric tons.
That makes Algeria's figure about 1.3 times Morocco's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Morocco ahead.
Algeria ranks 97th and Morocco ranks 100th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 3 and Morocco in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 5.2 metric tons | 5.2 metric tons | Morocco |
| 1970s | 0 metric tons | 58 metric tons | 58 metric tons | Morocco |
| 1980s | 143.4 metric tons | 140.7 metric tons | 2.7 metric tons | Algeria |
| 1990s | 293.9 metric tons | 1,591 metric tons | 1,297 metric tons | Morocco |
| 2000s | 828.81 metric tons | 1,451 metric tons | 621.99 metric tons | Morocco |
| 2010s | 3,107 metric tons | 1,056 metric tons | 2,051 metric tons | Algeria |
| 2020s | 5,602 metric tons | 2,727 metric tons | 2,875 metric tons | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Algeria or Morocco?
- Algeria, at 6,673 metric tons against 5,171 metric tons in Morocco as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Algeria and Morocco?
- 1,502 metric tons, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Morocco?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and Morocco rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Algeria ranks 97th and Morocco ranks 100th 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.