South Korea vs Norway: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
South Korea
2.28 million metric tons
in 2024
Norway
1.67 million metric tons
in 2024
South Korea rank
6th
Norway rank
8th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- South Korea
- Norway
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 2.28 million metric tons against 1.67 million metric tons in Norway, a difference of 614,630 metric tons.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.4 times Norway's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.
South Korea ranks 6th and Norway ranks 8th of 215 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66,078 metric tons | 521.7 metric tons | 65,556 metric tons | South Korea |
| 1970s | 318,795 metric tons | 2,838 metric tons | 315,957 metric tons | South Korea |
| 1980s | 755,405 metric tons | 42,736 metric tons | 712,669 metric tons | South Korea |
| 1990s | 921,035 metric tons | 267,881 metric tons | 653,154 metric tons | South Korea |
| 2000s | 1.04 million metric tons | 680,061 metric tons | 358,484 metric tons | South Korea |
| 2010s | 1.80 million metric tons | 1.29 million metric tons | 514,648 metric tons | South Korea |
| 2020s | 2.34 million metric tons | 1.63 million metric tons | 710,020 metric tons | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, South Korea or Norway?
- South Korea, at 2.28 million metric tons against 1.67 million metric tons in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between South Korea and Norway?
- 614,630 metric tons, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Norway?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do South Korea and Norway rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- South Korea ranks 6th and Norway ranks 8th 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.