Ireland vs Poland: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Ireland
37,632 metric tons
in 2024
Poland
43,554 metric tons
in 2024
Ireland rank
50th
Poland rank
49th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Ireland
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 43,554 metric tons against 37,632 metric tons in Ireland, a difference of 5,922 metric tons.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.2 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Poland ahead.
Ireland ranks 50th and Poland ranks 49th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 3 and Poland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,450 metric tons | 9,880 metric tons | 8,430 metric tons | Poland |
| 1970s | 4,304 metric tons | 12,818 metric tons | 8,514 metric tons | Poland |
| 1980s | 12,335 metric tons | 18,586 metric tons | 6,252 metric tons | Poland |
| 1990s | 32,573 metric tons | 27,420 metric tons | 5,153 metric tons | Ireland |
| 2000s | 55,829 metric tons | 35,726 metric tons | 20,102 metric tons | Ireland |
| 2010s | 39,239 metric tons | 34,833 metric tons | 4,406 metric tons | Ireland |
| 2020s | 39,323 metric tons | 42,290 metric tons | 2,967 metric tons | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Ireland or Poland?
- Poland, at 43,554 metric tons against 37,632 metric tons in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Ireland and Poland?
- 5,922 metric tons, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Poland?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Poland rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Ireland ranks 50th and Poland ranks 49th 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.