Australia vs Greece: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Australia
117,540 metric tons
in 2024
Greece
128,022 metric tons
in 2024
Australia rank
38th
Greece rank
35th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Australia
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 128,022 metric tons against 117,540 metric tons in Australia, a difference of 10,482 metric tons.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 38th and Greece ranks 35th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Greece in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,540 metric tons | 585 metric tons | 5,955 metric tons | Australia |
| 1970s | 9,661 metric tons | 1,426 metric tons | 8,235 metric tons | Australia |
| 1980s | 9,990 metric tons | 2,718 metric tons | 7,272 metric tons | Australia |
| 1990s | 20,907 metric tons | 37,374 metric tons | 16,467 metric tons | Greece |
| 2000s | 47,880 metric tons | 104,940 metric tons | 57,060 metric tons | Greece |
| 2010s | 84,584 metric tons | 117,927 metric tons | 33,343 metric tons | Greece |
| 2020s | 125,976 metric tons | 137,526 metric tons | 11,550 metric tons | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Australia or Greece?
- Greece, at 128,022 metric tons against 117,540 metric tons in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Australia and Greece?
- 10,482 metric tons, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Greece?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Greece rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Australia ranks 38th and Greece ranks 35th 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.