Ireland vs Netherlands: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Ireland
37,632 metric tons
in 2024
Netherlands
33,376 metric tons
in 2024
Ireland rank
50th
Netherlands rank
52nd
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Ireland
- Netherlands
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 37,632 metric tons against 33,376 metric tons in Netherlands, a difference of 4,256 metric tons.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Netherlands ahead.
Ireland ranks 50th and Netherlands ranks 52nd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,450 metric tons | 97,300 metric tons | 95,850 metric tons | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 4,304 metric tons | 102,049 metric tons | 97,745 metric tons | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 12,335 metric tons | 98,774 metric tons | 86,439 metric tons | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 32,573 metric tons | 89,857 metric tons | 57,284 metric tons | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 55,829 metric tons | 60,989 metric tons | 5,161 metric tons | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 39,239 metric tons | 54,265 metric tons | 15,026 metric tons | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 39,323 metric tons | 38,864 metric tons | 459.16 metric tons | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Ireland or Netherlands?
- Ireland, at 37,632 metric tons against 33,376 metric tons in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Ireland and Netherlands?
- 4,256 metric tons, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Netherlands?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Netherlands rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Ireland ranks 50th and Netherlands ranks 52nd 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.