Australia vs Faroe Islands: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Australia
117,540 metric tons
in 2024
Faroe Islands
109,512 metric tons
in 2024
Australia rank
38th
Faroe Islands rank
39th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Australia
- Faroe Islands
How they compare
Australia currently reports 117,540 metric tons against 109,512 metric tons in Faroe Islands, a difference of 8,028 metric tons.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Faroe Islands's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 38th and Faroe Islands ranks 39th of 215 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Faroe Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,540 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 6,540 metric tons | Australia |
| 1970s | 9,661 metric tons | 71.8 metric tons | 9,589 metric tons | Australia |
| 1980s | 9,990 metric tons | 2,398 metric tons | 7,592 metric tons | Australia |
| 1990s | 20,907 metric tons | 19,625 metric tons | 1,282 metric tons | Australia |
| 2000s | 47,880 metric tons | 42,761 metric tons | 5,119 metric tons | Australia |
| 2010s | 84,584 metric tons | 77,186 metric tons | 7,399 metric tons | Australia |
| 2020s | 125,976 metric tons | 104,294 metric tons | 21,682 metric tons | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Australia or Faroe Islands?
- Australia, at 117,540 metric tons against 109,512 metric tons in Faroe Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Australia and Faroe Islands?
- 8,028 metric tons, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Faroe Islands?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Faroe Islands rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Australia ranks 38th and Faroe Islands ranks 39th 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 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.