New Zealand vs Zambia: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
New Zealand
98,878 metric tons
in 2024
Zambia
88,950 metric tons
in 2024
New Zealand rank
42nd
Zambia rank
44th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- New Zealand
- Zambia
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 98,878 metric tons against 88,950 metric tons in Zambia, a difference of 9,928 metric tons.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
New Zealand ranks 42nd and Zambia ranks 44th of 215 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,980 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 1,980 metric tons | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 2,219 metric tons | 2.6 metric tons | 2,216 metric tons | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 13,633 metric tons | 516.2 metric tons | 13,117 metric tons | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 64,006 metric tons | 3,872 metric tons | 60,133 metric tons | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 96,716 metric tons | 5,337 metric tons | 91,379 metric tons | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 107,097 metric tons | 20,733 metric tons | 86,364 metric tons | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 109,921 metric tons | 71,035 metric tons | 38,886 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, New Zealand or Zambia?
- New Zealand, at 98,878 metric tons against 88,950 metric tons in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between New Zealand and Zambia?
- 9,928 metric tons, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Zambia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and Zambia rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- New Zealand ranks 42nd and Zambia ranks 44th 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.