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

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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

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.