Estonia vs Latvia: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Estonia
960.24 metric tons
in 2024
Latvia
742.01 metric tons
in 2024
Estonia rank
135th
Latvia rank
136th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Estonia
- Latvia
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 960.24 metric tons against 742.01 metric tons in Latvia, a difference of 218.23 metric tons.
That makes Estonia's figure about 1.3 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 135th and Latvia ranks 136th of 215 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 2 and Latvia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 343.38 metric tons | 460.38 metric tons | 117 metric tons | Latvia |
| 2000s | 506.96 metric tons | 533.72 metric tons | 26.76 metric tons | Latvia |
| 2010s | 768.9 metric tons | 689.55 metric tons | 79.35 metric tons | Estonia |
| 2020s | 923.83 metric tons | 802.97 metric tons | 120.86 metric tons | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Estonia or Latvia?
- Estonia, at 960.24 metric tons against 742.01 metric tons in Latvia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Estonia and Latvia?
- 218.23 metric tons, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Latvia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Estonia and Latvia rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Estonia ranks 135th and Latvia ranks 136th 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.