Iceland vs Kenya: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Iceland
54,789 metric tons
in 2024
Kenya
34,690 metric tons
in 2024
Iceland rank
48th
Kenya rank
51st
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Iceland
- Kenya
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 54,789 metric tons against 34,690 metric tons in Kenya, a difference of 20,099 metric tons.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.6 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.
Iceland ranks 48th and Kenya ranks 51st of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 4 and Kenya in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 369.9 metric tons | 369.9 metric tons | Kenya |
| 1970s | 8 metric tons | 178 metric tons | 170 metric tons | Kenya |
| 1980s | 433.1 metric tons | 310.3 metric tons | 122.8 metric tons | Iceland |
| 1990s | 3,296 metric tons | 861.3 metric tons | 2,435 metric tons | Iceland |
| 2000s | 5,824 metric tons | 2,001 metric tons | 3,823 metric tons | Iceland |
| 2010s | 13,089 metric tons | 18,943 metric tons | 5,854 metric tons | Kenya |
| 2020s | 49,903 metric tons | 34,996 metric tons | 14,907 metric tons | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Iceland or Kenya?
- Iceland, at 54,789 metric tons against 34,690 metric tons in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Iceland and Kenya?
- 20,099 metric tons, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Kenya?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Kenya rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Iceland ranks 48th and Kenya ranks 51st 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.