North Korea vs United States: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- North Korea
- United States
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 685,700 metric tons against 467,617 metric tons in United States, a difference of 218,083 metric tons.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.5 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States ahead.
North Korea ranks 17th and United States ranks 20th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 4 and United States in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19,245 metric tons | 118,551 metric tons | 99,305 metric tons | United States |
| 1970s | 166,976 metric tons | 171,972 metric tons | 4,996 metric tons | United States |
| 1980s | 743,675 metric tons | 306,107 metric tons | 437,568 metric tons | North Korea |
| 1990s | 787,015 metric tons | 407,047 metric tons | 379,969 metric tons | North Korea |
| 2000s | 504,190 metric tons | 513,211 metric tons | 9,021 metric tons | United States |
| 2010s | 578,660 metric tons | 444,336 metric tons | 134,323 metric tons | North Korea |
| 2020s | 684,492 metric tons | 471,988 metric tons | 212,504 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 United States?
- North Korea, at 685,700 metric tons against 467,617 metric tons in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between North Korea and United States?
- 218,083 metric tons, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and United States?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do North Korea and United States rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- North Korea ranks 17th and United States ranks 20th 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.