Australia vs Nepal: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Australia
117,540 metric tons
in 2024
Nepal
102,403 metric tons
in 2024
Australia rank
38th
Nepal rank
41st
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Australia
- Nepal
How they compare
Australia currently reports 117,540 metric tons against 102,403 metric tons in Nepal, a difference of 15,137 metric tons.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 38th and Nepal ranks 41st of 215 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,540 metric tons | 5.6 metric tons | 6,534 metric tons | Australia |
| 1970s | 9,661 metric tons | 526.3 metric tons | 9,135 metric tons | Australia |
| 1980s | 9,990 metric tons | 3,428 metric tons | 6,562 metric tons | Australia |
| 1990s | 20,907 metric tons | 10,785 metric tons | 10,122 metric tons | Australia |
| 2000s | 47,880 metric tons | 21,492 metric tons | 26,388 metric tons | Australia |
| 2010s | 84,584 metric tons | 46,342 metric tons | 38,243 metric tons | Australia |
| 2020s | 125,976 metric tons | 88,728 metric tons | 37,248 metric tons | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Australia or Nepal?
- Australia, at 117,540 metric tons against 102,403 metric tons in Nepal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Australia and Nepal?
- 15,137 metric tons, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Nepal?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Nepal rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Australia ranks 38th and Nepal ranks 41st 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.