Italy vs Nepal: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Italy
97,792 metric tons
in 2024
Nepal
102,403 metric tons
in 2024
Italy rank
43rd
Nepal rank
41st
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Italy
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 102,403 metric tons against 97,792 metric tons in Italy, a difference of 4,611 metric tons.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 43rd and Nepal ranks 41st of 215 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11,731 metric tons | 5.6 metric tons | 11,726 metric tons | Italy |
| 1970s | 46,915 metric tons | 526.3 metric tons | 46,389 metric tons | Italy |
| 1980s | 101,904 metric tons | 3,428 metric tons | 98,476 metric tons | Italy |
| 1990s | 186,086 metric tons | 10,785 metric tons | 175,302 metric tons | Italy |
| 2000s | 177,783 metric tons | 21,492 metric tons | 156,291 metric tons | Italy |
| 2010s | 148,352 metric tons | 46,342 metric tons | 102,010 metric tons | Italy |
| 2020s | 125,247 metric tons | 88,728 metric tons | 36,518 metric tons | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Italy or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 102,403 metric tons against 97,792 metric tons in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Italy and Nepal?
- 4,611 metric tons, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Nepal?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Nepal rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Italy ranks 43rd and Nepal ranks 41st 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.