Cameroon vs Finland: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Cameroon
14,100 metric tons
in 2024
Finland
16,609 metric tons
in 2024
Cameroon rank
76th
Finland rank
73rd
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Cameroon
- Finland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 16,609 metric tons against 14,100 metric tons in Cameroon, a difference of 2,509 metric tons.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.2 times Cameroon's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 76th and Finland ranks 73rd of 215 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 203 metric tons | 203 metric tons | Finland |
| 1970s | 3.8 metric tons | 2,013 metric tons | 2,010 metric tons | Finland |
| 1980s | 128.4 metric tons | 10,306 metric tons | 10,178 metric tons | Finland |
| 1990s | 65.3 metric tons | 17,284 metric tons | 17,219 metric tons | Finland |
| 2000s | 378.5 metric tons | 13,899 metric tons | 13,520 metric tons | Finland |
| 2010s | 3,039 metric tons | 13,612 metric tons | 10,573 metric tons | Finland |
| 2020s | 10,315 metric tons | 15,502 metric tons | 5,188 metric tons | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Cameroon or Finland?
- Finland, at 16,609 metric tons against 14,100 metric tons in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Cameroon and Finland?
- 2,509 metric tons, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Finland?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Finland rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Cameroon ranks 76th and Finland ranks 73rd 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.