Cape Verde vs Suriname: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture

Cape Verde
40 metric tons
in 2024
Suriname
50 metric tons
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
164th
Suriname rank
163rd

Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Suriname currently reports 50 metric tons against 40 metric tons in Cape Verde, a difference of 10 metric tons.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.2 times Cape Verde's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Suriname has been ahead every year.

Cape Verde ranks 164th and Suriname ranks 163rd of 215 countries.

Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Suriname 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 31.6 metric tons 31.6 metric tons Suriname
2000s 0 metric tons 239.29 metric tons 239.29 metric tons Suriname
2010s 0.5 metric tons 87.57 metric tons 87.07 metric tons Suriname
2020s 32 metric tons 43.4 metric tons 11.4 metric tons Suriname

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 Suriname?
Suriname, at 50 metric tons against 40 metric tons in Cape Verde as of 2024.
What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Cape Verde and Suriname?
10 metric tons, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Suriname?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Cape Verde and Suriname rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
Cape Verde ranks 164th and Suriname ranks 163rd 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

Indicator
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Unit
metric tons
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 12,849 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.