Italy vs Zambia: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Italy
97,792 metric tons
in 2024
Zambia
88,950 metric tons
in 2024
Italy rank
43rd
Zambia rank
44th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Italy
- Zambia
How they compare
Italy currently reports 97,792 metric tons against 88,950 metric tons in Zambia, a difference of 8,842 metric tons.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 43rd and Zambia ranks 44th of 215 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11,731 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 11,731 metric tons | Italy |
| 1970s | 46,915 metric tons | 2.6 metric tons | 46,912 metric tons | Italy |
| 1980s | 101,904 metric tons | 516.2 metric tons | 101,387 metric tons | Italy |
| 1990s | 186,086 metric tons | 3,872 metric tons | 182,214 metric tons | Italy |
| 2000s | 177,783 metric tons | 5,337 metric tons | 172,446 metric tons | Italy |
| 2010s | 148,352 metric tons | 20,733 metric tons | 127,620 metric tons | Italy |
| 2020s | 125,247 metric tons | 71,035 metric tons | 54,212 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 Zambia?
- Italy, at 97,792 metric tons against 88,950 metric tons in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Italy and Zambia?
- 8,842 metric tons, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Zambia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Zambia rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Italy ranks 43rd and Zambia ranks 44th 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.