Germany vs Netherlands: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Germany
32,652 metric tons
in 2024
Netherlands
33,376 metric tons
in 2024
Germany rank
53rd
Netherlands rank
52nd
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Germany
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 33,376 metric tons against 32,652 metric tons in Germany, a difference of 724 metric tons.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Netherlands ahead.
Germany ranks 53rd and Netherlands ranks 52nd of 215 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17,252 metric tons | 97,300 metric tons | 80,048 metric tons | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 31,544 metric tons | 102,049 metric tons | 70,505 metric tons | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 63,252 metric tons | 98,774 metric tons | 35,522 metric tons | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 71,949 metric tons | 89,857 metric tons | 17,908 metric tons | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 50,861 metric tons | 60,989 metric tons | 10,128 metric tons | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 34,016 metric tons | 54,265 metric tons | 20,249 metric tons | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 31,820 metric tons | 38,864 metric tons | 7,044 metric tons | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Germany or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 33,376 metric tons against 32,652 metric tons in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Germany and Netherlands?
- 724 metric tons, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Netherlands?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Netherlands rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Germany ranks 53rd and Netherlands ranks 52nd 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.