Faroe Islands vs Peru: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Faroe Islands
109,512 metric tons
in 2024
Peru
117,620 metric tons
in 2024
Faroe Islands rank
39th
Peru rank
37th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Faroe Islands
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 117,620 metric tons against 109,512 metric tons in Faroe Islands, a difference of 8,108 metric tons.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Faroe Islands's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Peru ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 39th and Peru ranks 37th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 2 and Peru in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 2 metric tons | 2 metric tons | Peru |
| 1970s | 71.8 metric tons | 329.6 metric tons | 257.8 metric tons | Peru |
| 1980s | 2,398 metric tons | 3,393 metric tons | 994.5 metric tons | Peru |
| 1990s | 19,625 metric tons | 6,575 metric tons | 13,050 metric tons | Faroe Islands |
| 2000s | 42,761 metric tons | 24,276 metric tons | 18,486 metric tons | Faroe Islands |
| 2010s | 77,186 metric tons | 108,860 metric tons | 31,675 metric tons | Peru |
| 2020s | 104,294 metric tons | 131,658 metric tons | 27,364 metric tons | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Faroe Islands or Peru?
- Peru, at 117,620 metric tons against 109,512 metric tons in Faroe Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Faroe Islands and Peru?
- 8,108 metric tons, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Peru?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Faroe Islands and Peru rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Faroe Islands ranks 39th and Peru ranks 37th 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.