Finland vs Israel: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Finland
16,609 metric tons
in 2024
Israel
14,850 metric tons
in 2024
Finland rank
73rd
Israel rank
75th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Finland
- Israel
How they compare
Finland currently reports 16,609 metric tons against 14,850 metric tons in Israel, a difference of 1,759 metric tons.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Israel's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Israel ahead.
Finland ranks 73rd and Israel ranks 75th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 2 and Israel in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 203 metric tons | 10,625 metric tons | 10,422 metric tons | Israel |
| 1970s | 2,013 metric tons | 13,073 metric tons | 11,059 metric tons | Israel |
| 1980s | 10,306 metric tons | 12,545 metric tons | 2,239 metric tons | Israel |
| 1990s | 17,284 metric tons | 15,987 metric tons | 1,297 metric tons | Finland |
| 2000s | 13,899 metric tons | 21,190 metric tons | 7,292 metric tons | Israel |
| 2010s | 13,612 metric tons | 19,399 metric tons | 5,787 metric tons | Israel |
| 2020s | 15,502 metric tons | 14,669 metric tons | 833.18 metric tons | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Finland or Israel?
- Finland, at 16,609 metric tons against 14,850 metric tons in Israel as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Finland and Israel?
- 1,759 metric tons, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Israel?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Finland and Israel rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Finland ranks 73rd and Israel ranks 75th 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.