Turkey vs United States: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Turkey
577,124 metric tons
in 2024
United States
467,617 metric tons
in 2024
Turkey rank
18th
United States rank
20th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Turkey
- United States
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 577,124 metric tons against 467,617 metric tons in United States, a difference of 109,507 metric tons.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.2 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States ahead.
Turkey ranks 18th and United States ranks 20th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Turkey averaged higher in 1 and United States in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Turkey | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 182 metric tons | 118,551 metric tons | 118,369 metric tons | United States |
| 1970s | 759 metric tons | 171,972 metric tons | 171,213 metric tons | United States |
| 1980s | 2,638 metric tons | 306,107 metric tons | 303,469 metric tons | United States |
| 1990s | 27,110 metric tons | 407,047 metric tons | 379,937 metric tons | United States |
| 2000s | 108,401 metric tons | 513,211 metric tons | 404,810 metric tons | United States |
| 2010s | 249,654 metric tons | 444,336 metric tons | 194,683 metric tons | United States |
| 2020s | 508,268 metric tons | 471,988 metric tons | 36,280 metric tons | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Turkey or United States?
- Turkey, at 577,124 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 Turkey and United States?
- 109,507 metric tons, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and United States?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Turkey and United States rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Turkey ranks 18th 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.