Faroe Islands vs Nepal: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Faroe Islands
109,512 metric tons
in 2024
Nepal
102,403 metric tons
in 2024
Faroe Islands rank
39th
Nepal rank
41st
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Faroe Islands
- Nepal
How they compare
Faroe Islands currently reports 109,512 metric tons against 102,403 metric tons in Nepal, a difference of 7,109 metric tons.
That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nepal ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 39th and Nepal ranks 41st of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 4 and Nepal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 5.6 metric tons | 5.6 metric tons | Nepal |
| 1970s | 71.8 metric tons | 526.3 metric tons | 454.5 metric tons | Nepal |
| 1980s | 2,398 metric tons | 3,428 metric tons | 1,030 metric tons | Nepal |
| 1990s | 19,625 metric tons | 10,785 metric tons | 8,840 metric tons | Faroe Islands |
| 2000s | 42,761 metric tons | 21,492 metric tons | 21,269 metric tons | Faroe Islands |
| 2010s | 77,186 metric tons | 46,342 metric tons | 30,844 metric tons | Faroe Islands |
| 2020s | 104,294 metric tons | 88,728 metric tons | 15,566 metric tons | Faroe Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Faroe Islands or Nepal?
- Faroe Islands, at 109,512 metric tons against 102,403 metric tons in Nepal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Faroe Islands and Nepal?
- 7,109 metric tons, with Faroe Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Nepal?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Faroe Islands and Nepal rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Faroe Islands ranks 39th and Nepal ranks 41st 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.