Italy vs New Zealand: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Italy
97,792 metric tons
in 2024
New Zealand
98,878 metric tons
in 2024
Italy rank
43rd
New Zealand rank
42nd
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Italy
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 98,878 metric tons against 97,792 metric tons in Italy, a difference of 1,086 metric tons.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was New Zealand ahead.
Italy ranks 43rd and New Zealand ranks 42nd of 215 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11,731 metric tons | 1,980 metric tons | 9,751 metric tons | Italy |
| 1970s | 46,915 metric tons | 2,219 metric tons | 44,696 metric tons | Italy |
| 1980s | 101,904 metric tons | 13,633 metric tons | 88,271 metric tons | Italy |
| 1990s | 186,086 metric tons | 64,006 metric tons | 122,081 metric tons | Italy |
| 2000s | 177,783 metric tons | 96,716 metric tons | 81,067 metric tons | Italy |
| 2010s | 148,352 metric tons | 107,097 metric tons | 41,255 metric tons | Italy |
| 2020s | 125,247 metric tons | 109,921 metric tons | 15,326 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 New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 98,878 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 New Zealand?
- 1,086 metric tons, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and New Zealand?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Italy and New Zealand rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Italy ranks 43rd and New Zealand ranks 42nd 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.