France vs United Kingdom: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
France
189,039 metric tons
in 2024
United Kingdom
226,006 metric tons
in 2024
France rank
28th
United Kingdom rank
26th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- France
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 226,006 metric tons against 189,039 metric tons in France, a difference of 36,967 metric tons.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.2 times France's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was France ahead.
France ranks 28th and United Kingdom ranks 26th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 5 and United Kingdom in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 108,586 metric tons | 154 metric tons | 108,432 metric tons | France |
| 1970s | 143,124 metric tons | 752 metric tons | 142,372 metric tons | France |
| 1980s | 214,403 metric tons | 20,745 metric tons | 193,658 metric tons | France |
| 1990s | 269,654 metric tons | 94,790 metric tons | 174,864 metric tons | France |
| 2000s | 244,398 metric tons | 178,242 metric tons | 66,156 metric tons | France |
| 2010s | 190,334 metric tons | 212,400 metric tons | 22,066 metric tons | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 193,692 metric tons | 214,496 metric tons | 20,804 metric tons | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, France or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 226,006 metric tons against 189,039 metric tons in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between France and United Kingdom?
- 36,967 metric tons, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and United Kingdom?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do France and United Kingdom rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- France ranks 28th and United Kingdom ranks 26th 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.