Australia vs Ghana: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Australia
117,540 metric tons
in 2024
Ghana
121,810 metric tons
in 2024
Australia rank
38th
Ghana rank
36th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Australia
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 121,810 metric tons against 117,540 metric tons in Australia, a difference of 4,270 metric tons.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 38th and Ghana ranks 36th of 215 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,540 metric tons | 8 metric tons | 6,532 metric tons | Australia |
| 1970s | 9,661 metric tons | 189.2 metric tons | 9,472 metric tons | Australia |
| 1980s | 9,990 metric tons | 358.6 metric tons | 9,632 metric tons | Australia |
| 1990s | 20,907 metric tons | 836.5 metric tons | 20,070 metric tons | Australia |
| 2000s | 47,880 metric tons | 3,888 metric tons | 43,992 metric tons | Australia |
| 2010s | 84,584 metric tons | 41,130 metric tons | 43,455 metric tons | Australia |
| 2020s | 125,976 metric tons | 96,689 metric tons | 29,287 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 Ghana?
- Ghana, at 121,810 metric tons against 117,540 metric tons in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Australia and Ghana?
- 4,270 metric tons, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Ghana?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Ghana rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Australia ranks 38th and Ghana ranks 36th 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.