Lesotho vs North Macedonia: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture

Lesotho
2,107 metric tons
in 2024
North Macedonia
2,337 metric tons
in 2024
Lesotho rank
120th
North Macedonia rank
119th

Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time

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How they compare

North Macedonia currently reports 2,337 metric tons against 2,107 metric tons in Lesotho, a difference of 230 metric tons.

That makes North Macedonia's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was North Macedonia ahead.

Lesotho ranks 120th and North Macedonia ranks 119th of 215 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and North Macedonia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho North Macedonia Difference Ahead
1990s 13.38 metric tons 763.75 metric tons 750.38 metric tons North Macedonia
2000s 36.26 metric tons 988.9 metric tons 952.64 metric tons North Macedonia
2010s 1,132 metric tons 1,352 metric tons 220.21 metric tons North Macedonia
2020s 2,013 metric tons 1,864 metric tons 149.53 metric tons Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Lesotho or North Macedonia?
North Macedonia, at 2,337 metric tons against 2,107 metric tons in Lesotho as of 2024.
What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Lesotho and North Macedonia?
230 metric tons, with North Macedonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and North Macedonia?
33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and North Macedonia rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
Lesotho ranks 120th and North Macedonia ranks 119th 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.