Cyprus vs Romania: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Cyprus
9,054 metric tons
in 2024
Romania
10,058 metric tons
in 2024
Cyprus rank
88th
Romania rank
85th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Cyprus
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 10,058 metric tons against 9,054 metric tons in Cyprus, a difference of 1,004 metric tons.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Cyprus's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.
Cyprus ranks 88th and Romania ranks 85th of 215 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 14,516 metric tons | 14,516 metric tons | Romania |
| 1970s | 19.6 metric tons | 30,567 metric tons | 30,547 metric tons | Romania |
| 1980s | 52.7 metric tons | 42,277 metric tons | 42,224 metric tons | Romania |
| 1990s | 576.5 metric tons | 19,411 metric tons | 18,834 metric tons | Romania |
| 2000s | 2,855 metric tons | 9,832 metric tons | 6,977 metric tons | Romania |
| 2010s | 5,855 metric tons | 10,969 metric tons | 5,114 metric tons | Romania |
| 2020s | 7,519 metric tons | 11,323 metric tons | 3,804 metric tons | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Cyprus or Romania?
- Romania, at 10,058 metric tons against 9,054 metric tons in Cyprus as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Cyprus and Romania?
- 1,004 metric tons, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Romania?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Cyprus and Romania rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Cyprus ranks 88th and Romania ranks 85th 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.