Greece vs Tanzania: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Greece
128,022 metric tons
in 2024
Tanzania
138,607 metric tons
in 2024
Greece rank
35th
Tanzania rank
34th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Greece
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 138,607 metric tons against 128,022 metric tons in Greece, a difference of 10,585 metric tons.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 35th and Tanzania ranks 34th of 215 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 585 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 585 metric tons | Greece |
| 1970s | 1,426 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 1,426 metric tons | Greece |
| 1980s | 2,718 metric tons | 153.6 metric tons | 2,564 metric tons | Greece |
| 1990s | 37,374 metric tons | 1,298 metric tons | 36,076 metric tons | Greece |
| 2000s | 104,940 metric tons | 3,142 metric tons | 101,798 metric tons | Greece |
| 2010s | 117,927 metric tons | 12,275 metric tons | 105,652 metric tons | Greece |
| 2020s | 137,526 metric tons | 84,078 metric tons | 53,448 metric tons | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Greece or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 138,607 metric tons against 128,022 metric tons in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Greece and Tanzania?
- 10,585 metric tons, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Tanzania?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Tanzania rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Greece ranks 35th and Tanzania ranks 34th 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.