Benin vs United Arab Emirates: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Benin
2,460 metric tons
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
2,476 metric tons
in 2024
Benin rank
116th
United Arab Emirates rank
115th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Benin
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 2,476 metric tons against 2,460 metric tons in Benin, a difference of 16 metric tons.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Benin ranks 116th and United Arab Emirates ranks 115th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and United Arab Emirates in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1970s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1980s | 13.5 metric tons | 3.8 metric tons | 9.7 metric tons | Benin |
| 1990s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2000s | 184.5 metric tons | 618.7 metric tons | 434.2 metric tons | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 2,867 metric tons | 1,580 metric tons | 1,287 metric tons | Benin |
| 2020s | 2,673 metric tons | 2,794 metric tons | 120.92 metric tons | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Benin or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 2,476 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 United Arab Emirates?
- 16 metric tons, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and United Arab Emirates?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Benin and United Arab Emirates rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Benin ranks 116th and United Arab Emirates ranks 115th 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.