Italy vs Uganda: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture

Italy
97,792 metric tons
in 2024
Uganda
103,420 metric tons
in 2024
Italy rank
43rd
Uganda rank
40th

Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time

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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 103,420 metric tons against 97,792 metric tons in Italy, a difference of 5,628 metric tons.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 43rd and Uganda ranks 40th of 215 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Uganda Difference Ahead
1960s 11,731 metric tons 0 metric tons 11,731 metric tons Italy
1970s 46,915 metric tons 0 metric tons 46,915 metric tons Italy
1980s 101,904 metric tons 21.3 metric tons 101,882 metric tons Italy
1990s 186,086 metric tons 201.7 metric tons 185,885 metric tons Italy
2000s 177,783 metric tons 24,236 metric tons 153,547 metric tons Italy
2010s 148,352 metric tons 104,037 metric tons 44,315 metric tons Italy
2020s 125,247 metric tons 119,455 metric tons 5,791 metric tons Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Italy or Uganda?
Uganda, at 103,420 metric tons against 97,792 metric tons in Italy as of 2024.
What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Italy and Uganda?
5,628 metric tons, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Uganda?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Italy and Uganda rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
Italy ranks 43rd and Uganda ranks 40th 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

Indicator
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Unit
metric tons
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 12,849 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.