New Zealand vs Uganda: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
New Zealand
98,878 metric tons
in 2024
Uganda
103,420 metric tons
in 2024
New Zealand rank
42nd
Uganda rank
40th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- New Zealand
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 103,420 metric tons against 98,878 metric tons in New Zealand, a difference of 4,542 metric tons.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 42nd and Uganda ranks 40th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 6 and Uganda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,980 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 1,980 metric tons | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 2,219 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 2,219 metric tons | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 13,633 metric tons | 21.3 metric tons | 13,612 metric tons | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 64,006 metric tons | 201.7 metric tons | 63,804 metric tons | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 96,716 metric tons | 24,236 metric tons | 72,480 metric tons | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 107,097 metric tons | 104,037 metric tons | 3,060 metric tons | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 109,921 metric tons | 119,455 metric tons | 9,534 metric tons | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, New Zealand or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 103,420 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 New Zealand and Uganda?
- 4,542 metric tons, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Uganda?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and Uganda rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- New Zealand ranks 42nd and Uganda ranks 40th 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.