Faroe Islands vs New Zealand: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Faroe Islands
109,512 metric tons
in 2024
New Zealand
98,878 metric tons
in 2024
Faroe Islands rank
39th
New Zealand rank
42nd
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Faroe Islands
- New Zealand
How they compare
Faroe Islands currently reports 109,512 metric tons against 98,878 metric tons in New Zealand, a difference of 10,634 metric tons.
That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was New Zealand ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 39th and New Zealand ranks 42nd of 215 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 1,980 metric tons | 1,980 metric tons | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 71.8 metric tons | 2,219 metric tons | 2,147 metric tons | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 2,398 metric tons | 13,633 metric tons | 11,235 metric tons | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 19,625 metric tons | 64,006 metric tons | 44,380 metric tons | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 42,761 metric tons | 96,716 metric tons | 53,955 metric tons | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 77,186 metric tons | 107,097 metric tons | 29,911 metric tons | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 104,294 metric tons | 109,921 metric tons | 5,627 metric tons | New Zealand |
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 New Zealand?
- Faroe Islands, at 109,512 metric tons against 98,878 metric tons in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Faroe Islands and New Zealand?
- 10,634 metric tons, with Faroe Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and New Zealand?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Faroe Islands and New Zealand rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Faroe Islands ranks 39th and New Zealand ranks 42nd 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.