North Korea vs Turkey: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
North Korea
685,700 metric tons
in 2024
Turkey
577,124 metric tons
in 2024
North Korea rank
17th
Turkey rank
18th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- North Korea
- Turkey
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 685,700 metric tons against 577,124 metric tons in Turkey, a difference of 108,576 metric tons.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.2 times Turkey's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, North Korea has been ahead every year.
North Korea ranks 17th and Turkey ranks 18th of 215 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19,245 metric tons | 182 metric tons | 19,063 metric tons | North Korea |
| 1970s | 166,976 metric tons | 759 metric tons | 166,217 metric tons | North Korea |
| 1980s | 743,675 metric tons | 2,638 metric tons | 741,038 metric tons | North Korea |
| 1990s | 787,015 metric tons | 27,110 metric tons | 759,906 metric tons | North Korea |
| 2000s | 504,190 metric tons | 108,401 metric tons | 395,789 metric tons | North Korea |
| 2010s | 578,660 metric tons | 249,654 metric tons | 329,006 metric tons | North Korea |
| 2020s | 684,492 metric tons | 508,268 metric tons | 176,224 metric tons | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, North Korea or Turkey?
- North Korea, at 685,700 metric tons against 577,124 metric tons in Turkey as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between North Korea and Turkey?
- 108,576 metric tons, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Turkey?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do North Korea and Turkey rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- North Korea ranks 17th and Turkey ranks 18th 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.