Cape Verde vs Greenland: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Cape Verde
40 metric tons
in 2024
Greenland
30 metric tons
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
164th
Greenland rank
167th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Cape Verde
- Greenland
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 40 metric tons against 30 metric tons in Greenland, a difference of 10 metric tons.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.3 times Greenland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Greenland ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 164th and Greenland ranks 167th of 215 countries.
Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Greenland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1970s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1980s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1990s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2000s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2010s | 0.5 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0.5 metric tons | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 32 metric tons | 17.6 metric tons | 14.4 metric tons | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Cape Verde or Greenland?
- Cape Verde, at 40 metric tons against 30 metric tons in Greenland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Cape Verde and Greenland?
- 10 metric tons, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Greenland?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Greenland rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Cape Verde ranks 164th and Greenland ranks 167th 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.