Nepal vs New Zealand: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Nepal
102,403 metric tons
in 2024
New Zealand
98,878 metric tons
in 2024
Nepal rank
41st
New Zealand rank
42nd
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Nepal
- New Zealand
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 102,403 metric tons against 98,878 metric tons in New Zealand, a difference of 3,525 metric tons.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was New Zealand ahead.
Nepal ranks 41st and New Zealand ranks 42nd of 215 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.6 metric tons | 1,980 metric tons | 1,974 metric tons | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 526.3 metric tons | 2,219 metric tons | 1,693 metric tons | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 3,428 metric tons | 13,633 metric tons | 10,205 metric tons | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 10,785 metric tons | 64,006 metric tons | 53,220 metric tons | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 21,492 metric tons | 96,716 metric tons | 75,224 metric tons | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 46,342 metric tons | 107,097 metric tons | 60,755 metric tons | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 88,728 metric tons | 109,921 metric tons | 21,193 metric tons | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Nepal or New Zealand?
- Nepal, at 102,403 metric tons against 98,878 metric tons in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Nepal and New Zealand?
- 3,525 metric tons, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and New Zealand?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Nepal and New Zealand rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Nepal ranks 41st 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.