Angola vs Portugal: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Angola
21,788 metric tons
in 2024
Portugal
24,332 metric tons
in 2024
Angola rank
62nd
Portugal rank
60th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Angola
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 24,332 metric tons against 21,788 metric tons in Angola, a difference of 2,544 metric tons.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Angola's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Angola ranks 62nd and Portugal ranks 60th of 215 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 5.2 metric tons | 5.2 metric tons | Portugal |
| 1970s | 0 metric tons | 229.2 metric tons | 229.2 metric tons | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0 metric tons | 5,755 metric tons | 5,755 metric tons | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0 metric tons | 6,149 metric tons | 6,149 metric tons | Portugal |
| 2000s | 115.3 metric tons | 7,485 metric tons | 7,370 metric tons | Portugal |
| 2010s | 788.4 metric tons | 10,866 metric tons | 10,077 metric tons | Portugal |
| 2020s | 7,861 metric tons | 21,165 metric tons | 13,303 metric tons | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Angola or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 24,332 metric tons against 21,788 metric tons in Angola as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Angola and Portugal?
- 2,544 metric tons, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Portugal?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Angola and Portugal rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Angola ranks 62nd and Portugal ranks 60th 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.