Cuba vs Iraq: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Cuba
13,647 metric tons
in 2024
Iraq
15,535 metric tons
in 2024
Cuba rank
77th
Iraq rank
74th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Cuba
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 15,535 metric tons against 13,647 metric tons in Cuba, a difference of 1,888 metric tons.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iraq ahead.
Cuba ranks 77th and Iraq ranks 74th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 5 and Iraq in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32 metric tons | 0.2 metric tons | 31.8 metric tons | Cuba |
| 1970s | 1,022 metric tons | 1,814 metric tons | 791.7 metric tons | Iraq |
| 1980s | 4,424 metric tons | 4,202 metric tons | 221.5 metric tons | Cuba |
| 1990s | 23,122 metric tons | 3,438 metric tons | 19,684 metric tons | Cuba |
| 2000s | 29,991 metric tons | 10,829 metric tons | 19,162 metric tons | Cuba |
| 2010s | 29,097 metric tons | 23,597 metric tons | 5,500 metric tons | Cuba |
| 2020s | 18,059 metric tons | 20,077 metric tons | 2,018 metric tons | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Cuba or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 15,535 metric tons against 13,647 metric tons in Cuba as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Cuba and Iraq?
- 1,888 metric tons, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Iraq?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Iraq rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Cuba ranks 77th and Iraq ranks 74th 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.