Belize vs Namibia: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Belize
270.97 metric tons
in 2024
Namibia
340 metric tons
in 2024
Belize rank
147th
Namibia rank
144th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Belize
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 340 metric tons against 270.97 metric tons in Belize, a difference of 69.03 metric tons.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.3 times Belize's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Namibia ahead.
Belize ranks 147th and Namibia ranks 144th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 4 and Namibia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1970s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1980s | 56.5 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 56.5 metric tons | Belize |
| 1990s | 997.2 metric tons | 50.8 metric tons | 946.4 metric tons | Belize |
| 2000s | 6,620 metric tons | 265.92 metric tons | 6,354 metric tons | Belize |
| 2010s | 4,094 metric tons | 561.53 metric tons | 3,532 metric tons | Belize |
| 2020s | 270.87 metric tons | 332.34 metric tons | 61.47 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, Belize or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 340 metric tons against 270.97 metric tons in Belize as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Belize and Namibia?
- 69.03 metric tons, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Namibia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Belize and Namibia rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Belize ranks 147th 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.