Belgium vs Niger: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Belgium
303 metric tons
in 2024
Niger
267 metric tons
in 2024
Belgium rank
146th
Niger rank
148th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Belgium
- Niger
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 303 metric tons against 267 metric tons in Niger, a difference of 36 metric tons.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Niger ahead.
Belgium ranks 146th and Niger ranks 148th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 4 and Niger in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1970s | 7.5 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 7.5 metric tons | Belgium |
| 1980s | 401 metric tons | 7.7 metric tons | 393.3 metric tons | Belgium |
| 1990s | 914 metric tons | 17.7 metric tons | 896.3 metric tons | Belgium |
| 2000s | 890.7 metric tons | 38.6 metric tons | 852.1 metric tons | Belgium |
| 2010s | 174.1 metric tons | 243.56 metric tons | 69.46 metric tons | Niger |
| 2020s | 249 metric tons | 476.4 metric tons | 227.4 metric tons | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Belgium or Niger?
- Belgium, at 303 metric tons against 267 metric tons in Niger as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Belgium and Niger?
- 36 metric tons, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Niger?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Niger rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Belgium ranks 146th and Niger ranks 148th 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.