Cape Verde vs Uruguay: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Cape Verde
40 metric tons
in 2024
Uruguay
55.45 metric tons
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
164th
Uruguay rank
162nd
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Cape Verde
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 55.45 metric tons against 40 metric tons in Cape Verde, a difference of 15.45 metric tons.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.4 times Cape Verde's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
Cape Verde ranks 164th and Uruguay ranks 162nd of 215 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1970s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1980s | 0 metric tons | 1.1 metric tons | 1.1 metric tons | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 0 metric tons | 13.8 metric tons | 13.8 metric tons | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 0 metric tons | 37.24 metric tons | 37.24 metric tons | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 0.5 metric tons | 125.56 metric tons | 125.06 metric tons | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 32 metric tons | 74.9 metric tons | 42.9 metric tons | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Cape Verde or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 55.45 metric tons against 40 metric tons in Cape Verde as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Cape Verde and Uruguay?
- 15.45 metric tons, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Uruguay?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Uruguay rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Cape Verde ranks 164th and Uruguay ranks 162nd 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.