Algeria vs Mozambique: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture

Algeria
6,673 metric tons
in 2024
Mozambique
7,170 metric tons
in 2024
Algeria rank
97th
Mozambique rank
95th

Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time

  • Algeria
  • Mozambique
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How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 7,170 metric tons against 6,673 metric tons in Algeria, a difference of 497 metric tons.

That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mozambique ahead.

Algeria ranks 97th and Mozambique ranks 95th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 3 and Mozambique in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Mozambique Difference Ahead
1960s 0 metric tons 0 metric tons 0 metric tons
1970s 0 metric tons 0 metric tons 0 metric tons
1980s 143.4 metric tons 6.2 metric tons 137.2 metric tons Algeria
1990s 293.9 metric tons 20.8 metric tons 273.1 metric tons Algeria
2000s 828.81 metric tons 1,587 metric tons 758.39 metric tons Mozambique
2010s 3,107 metric tons 1,534 metric tons 1,573 metric tons Algeria
2020s 5,602 metric tons 5,653 metric tons 50.94 metric tons Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Algeria or Mozambique?
Mozambique, at 7,170 metric tons against 6,673 metric tons in Algeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Algeria and Mozambique?
497 metric tons, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Mozambique?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Algeria and Mozambique rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
Algeria ranks 97th and Mozambique ranks 95th 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

Indicator
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Unit
metric tons
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 12,849 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Aquaculture is the farming of aquatic organisms including fish, molluscs, crustaceans and aquatic plants. Capture fishery production is the volume of wild fish catches landed for all commercial, industrial, recreational and subsistence purposes.