Faroe Islands vs Uganda: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Faroe Islands
109,512 metric tons
in 2024
Uganda
103,420 metric tons
in 2024
Faroe Islands rank
39th
Uganda rank
40th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Faroe Islands
- Uganda
How they compare
Faroe Islands currently reports 109,512 metric tons against 103,420 metric tons in Uganda, a difference of 6,092 metric tons.
That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uganda ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 39th and Uganda ranks 40th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 4 and Uganda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1970s | 71.8 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 71.8 metric tons | Faroe Islands |
| 1980s | 2,398 metric tons | 21.3 metric tons | 2,377 metric tons | Faroe Islands |
| 1990s | 19,625 metric tons | 201.7 metric tons | 19,424 metric tons | Faroe Islands |
| 2000s | 42,761 metric tons | 24,236 metric tons | 18,525 metric tons | Faroe Islands |
| 2010s | 77,186 metric tons | 104,037 metric tons | 26,851 metric tons | Uganda |
| 2020s | 104,294 metric tons | 119,455 metric tons | 15,161 metric tons | Uganda |
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 Uganda?
- Faroe Islands, at 109,512 metric tons against 103,420 metric tons in Uganda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Faroe Islands and Uganda?
- 6,092 metric tons, with Faroe Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Uganda?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Faroe Islands and Uganda rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Faroe Islands ranks 39th and Uganda ranks 40th 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.