Benin vs Switzerland: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Benin
2,460 metric tons
in 2024
Switzerland
2,539 metric tons
in 2024
Benin rank
116th
Switzerland rank
114th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Benin
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 2,539 metric tons against 2,460 metric tons in Benin, a difference of 79 metric tons.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Switzerland ahead.
Benin ranks 116th and Switzerland ranks 114th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1970s | 0 metric tons | 37.5 metric tons | 37.5 metric tons | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 13.5 metric tons | 333.9 metric tons | 320.4 metric tons | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0 metric tons | 1,166 metric tons | 1,166 metric tons | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 184.5 metric tons | 1,178 metric tons | 993.9 metric tons | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 2,867 metric tons | 1,666 metric tons | 1,200 metric tons | Benin |
| 2020s | 2,673 metric tons | 2,481 metric tons | 191.96 metric tons | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Benin or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 2,539 metric tons against 2,460 metric tons in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Benin and Switzerland?
- 79 metric tons, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Switzerland?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Switzerland rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Benin ranks 116th and Switzerland ranks 114th 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.
Individual pages
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.