Canada vs Tanzania: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Canada
160,518 metric tons
in 2024
Tanzania
138,607 metric tons
in 2024
Canada rank
31st
Tanzania rank
34th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Canada
- Tanzania
How they compare
Canada currently reports 160,518 metric tons against 138,607 metric tons in Tanzania, a difference of 21,911 metric tons.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.2 times Tanzania's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 31st and Tanzania ranks 34th of 215 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,208 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 3,208 metric tons | Canada |
| 1970s | 4,143 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 4,143 metric tons | Canada |
| 1980s | 11,751 metric tons | 153.6 metric tons | 11,597 metric tons | Canada |
| 1990s | 66,576 metric tons | 1,298 metric tons | 65,279 metric tons | Canada |
| 2000s | 155,575 metric tons | 3,142 metric tons | 152,433 metric tons | Canada |
| 2010s | 178,232 metric tons | 12,275 metric tons | 165,957 metric tons | Canada |
| 2020s | 166,005 metric tons | 84,078 metric tons | 81,928 metric tons | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Canada or Tanzania?
- Canada, at 160,518 metric tons against 138,607 metric tons in Tanzania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Canada and Tanzania?
- 21,911 metric tons, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Tanzania?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Tanzania rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Canada ranks 31st and Tanzania ranks 34th 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.