Belgium vs Namibia: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Belgium
303 metric tons
in 2024
Namibia
340 metric tons
in 2024
Belgium rank
146th
Namibia rank
144th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Belgium
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 340 metric tons against 303 metric tons in Belgium, a difference of 37 metric tons.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Namibia ahead.
Belgium ranks 146th and Namibia ranks 144th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 4 and Namibia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1970s | 7.5 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 7.5 metric tons | Belgium |
| 1980s | 401 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 401 metric tons | Belgium |
| 1990s | 914 metric tons | 50.8 metric tons | 863.2 metric tons | Belgium |
| 2000s | 890.7 metric tons | 265.92 metric tons | 624.78 metric tons | Belgium |
| 2010s | 174.1 metric tons | 561.53 metric tons | 387.43 metric tons | Namibia |
| 2020s | 249 metric tons | 332.34 metric tons | 83.34 metric tons | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Belgium or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 340 metric tons against 303 metric tons in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Belgium and Namibia?
- 37 metric tons, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Namibia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Namibia rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Belgium ranks 146th and Namibia ranks 144th 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.