Iceland vs Poland: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Iceland
54,789 metric tons
in 2024
Poland
43,554 metric tons
in 2024
Iceland rank
48th
Poland rank
49th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Iceland
- Poland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 54,789 metric tons against 43,554 metric tons in Poland, a difference of 11,235 metric tons.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.3 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Poland ahead.
Iceland ranks 48th and Poland ranks 49th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Poland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 9,880 metric tons | 9,880 metric tons | Poland |
| 1970s | 8 metric tons | 12,818 metric tons | 12,810 metric tons | Poland |
| 1980s | 433.1 metric tons | 18,586 metric tons | 18,153 metric tons | Poland |
| 1990s | 3,296 metric tons | 27,420 metric tons | 24,124 metric tons | Poland |
| 2000s | 5,824 metric tons | 35,726 metric tons | 29,902 metric tons | Poland |
| 2010s | 13,089 metric tons | 34,833 metric tons | 21,745 metric tons | Poland |
| 2020s | 49,903 metric tons | 42,290 metric tons | 7,613 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 Poland?
- Iceland, at 54,789 metric tons against 43,554 metric tons in Poland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Iceland and Poland?
- 11,235 metric tons, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Poland?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Poland rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Iceland ranks 48th and Poland ranks 49th 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.