Ghana vs Peru: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Ghana
121,810 metric tons
in 2024
Peru
117,620 metric tons
in 2024
Ghana rank
36th
Peru rank
37th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Ghana
- Peru
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 121,810 metric tons against 117,620 metric tons in Peru, a difference of 4,190 metric tons.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Peru ahead.
Ghana ranks 36th and Peru ranks 37th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8 metric tons | 2 metric tons | 6 metric tons | Ghana |
| 1970s | 189.2 metric tons | 329.6 metric tons | 140.4 metric tons | Peru |
| 1980s | 358.6 metric tons | 3,393 metric tons | 3,034 metric tons | Peru |
| 1990s | 836.5 metric tons | 6,575 metric tons | 5,738 metric tons | Peru |
| 2000s | 3,888 metric tons | 24,276 metric tons | 20,388 metric tons | Peru |
| 2010s | 41,130 metric tons | 108,860 metric tons | 67,731 metric tons | Peru |
| 2020s | 96,689 metric tons | 131,658 metric tons | 34,969 metric tons | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Ghana or Peru?
- Ghana, at 121,810 metric tons against 117,620 metric tons in Peru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Ghana and Peru?
- 4,190 metric tons, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Peru?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Peru rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Ghana ranks 36th and Peru ranks 37th 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.