Denmark vs Portugal: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Denmark
28,411 metric tons
in 2024
Portugal
24,332 metric tons
in 2024
Denmark rank
57th
Portugal rank
60th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Denmark
- Portugal
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 28,411 metric tons against 24,332 metric tons in Portugal, a difference of 4,079 metric tons.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.2 times Portugal's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 57th and Portugal ranks 60th of 215 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,228 metric tons | 5.2 metric tons | 9,222 metric tons | Denmark |
| 1970s | 13,661 metric tons | 229.2 metric tons | 13,432 metric tons | Denmark |
| 1980s | 24,660 metric tons | 5,755 metric tons | 18,905 metric tons | Denmark |
| 1990s | 42,133 metric tons | 6,149 metric tons | 35,984 metric tons | Denmark |
| 2000s | 37,638 metric tons | 7,485 metric tons | 30,153 metric tons | Denmark |
| 2010s | 36,873 metric tons | 10,866 metric tons | 26,007 metric tons | Denmark |
| 2020s | 36,100 metric tons | 21,165 metric tons | 14,936 metric tons | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Denmark or Portugal?
- Denmark, at 28,411 metric tons against 24,332 metric tons in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Denmark and Portugal?
- 4,079 metric tons, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Portugal?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Portugal rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Denmark ranks 57th and Portugal ranks 60th 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.