Germany vs Kenya: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Germany
32,652 metric tons
in 2024
Kenya
34,690 metric tons
in 2024
Germany rank
53rd
Kenya rank
51st
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Germany
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 34,690 metric tons against 32,652 metric tons in Germany, a difference of 2,038 metric tons.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 53rd and Kenya ranks 51st of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 6 and Kenya in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17,252 metric tons | 369.9 metric tons | 16,882 metric tons | Germany |
| 1970s | 31,544 metric tons | 178 metric tons | 31,366 metric tons | Germany |
| 1980s | 63,252 metric tons | 310.3 metric tons | 62,942 metric tons | Germany |
| 1990s | 71,949 metric tons | 861.3 metric tons | 71,087 metric tons | Germany |
| 2000s | 50,861 metric tons | 2,001 metric tons | 48,860 metric tons | Germany |
| 2010s | 34,016 metric tons | 18,943 metric tons | 15,072 metric tons | Germany |
| 2020s | 31,820 metric tons | 34,996 metric tons | 3,177 metric tons | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Germany or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 34,690 metric tons against 32,652 metric tons in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Germany and Kenya?
- 2,038 metric tons, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Kenya?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Kenya rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Germany ranks 53rd and Kenya ranks 51st 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.