Eritrea vs Greenland: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture

Eritrea
25.97 metric tons
in 2024
Greenland
30 metric tons
in 2024
Eritrea rank
169th
Greenland rank
167th

Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time

  • Eritrea
  • Greenland
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How they compare

Greenland currently reports 30 metric tons against 25.97 metric tons in Eritrea, a difference of 4.03 metric tons.

That makes Greenland's figure about 1.2 times Eritrea's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Greenland ahead.

Eritrea ranks 169th and Greenland ranks 167th of 215 countries.

Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Greenland Difference Ahead
1990s 0 metric tons 0 metric tons 0 metric tons
2000s 6.5 metric tons 0 metric tons 6.5 metric tons Eritrea
2010s 6.6 metric tons 0 metric tons 6.6 metric tons Eritrea
2020s 20.29 metric tons 17.6 metric tons 2.69 metric tons Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Eritrea or Greenland?
Greenland, at 30 metric tons against 25.97 metric tons in Eritrea as of 2024.
What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Eritrea and Greenland?
4.03 metric tons, with Greenland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Greenland?
32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
How do Eritrea and Greenland rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
Eritrea ranks 169th 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

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.