Madagascar vs Netherlands: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Madagascar
29,748 metric tons
in 2024
Netherlands
33,376 metric tons
in 2024
Madagascar rank
55th
Netherlands rank
52nd
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Madagascar
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 33,376 metric tons against 29,748 metric tons in Madagascar, a difference of 3,628 metric tons.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Madagascar ranks 55th and Netherlands ranks 52nd of 215 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 97,300 metric tons | 97,300 metric tons | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 5.3 metric tons | 102,049 metric tons | 102,044 metric tons | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 175 metric tons | 98,774 metric tons | 98,599 metric tons | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 3,738 metric tons | 89,857 metric tons | 86,118 metric tons | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 11,269 metric tons | 60,989 metric tons | 49,720 metric tons | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 16,334 metric tons | 54,265 metric tons | 37,931 metric tons | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 24,520 metric tons | 38,864 metric tons | 14,344 metric tons | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Madagascar or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 33,376 metric tons against 29,748 metric tons in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Madagascar and Netherlands?
- 3,628 metric tons, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Netherlands?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Netherlands rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Madagascar ranks 55th and Netherlands ranks 52nd 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.