Malta vs Nicaragua: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Malta
17,954 metric tons
in 2024
Nicaragua
18,005 metric tons
in 2024
Malta rank
71st
Nicaragua rank
70th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Malta
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 18,005 metric tons against 17,954 metric tons in Malta, a difference of 51 metric tons.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Malta ranks 71st and Nicaragua ranks 70th of 215 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1970s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1980s | 0 metric tons | 29.3 metric tons | 29.3 metric tons | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 1,046 metric tons | 1,890 metric tons | 843.2 metric tons | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 3,469 metric tons | 9,992 metric tons | 6,522 metric tons | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 10,825 metric tons | 24,368 metric tons | 13,543 metric tons | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 18,615 metric tons | 25,843 metric tons | 7,227 metric tons | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Malta or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 18,005 metric tons against 17,954 metric tons in Malta as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Malta and Nicaragua?
- 51 metric tons, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Nicaragua?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Nicaragua rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Malta ranks 71st and Nicaragua ranks 70th 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.