Nepal vs Uganda: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Nepal
102,403 metric tons
in 2024
Uganda
103,420 metric tons
in 2024
Nepal rank
41st
Uganda rank
40th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Nepal
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 103,420 metric tons against 102,403 metric tons in Nepal, a difference of 1,017 metric tons.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uganda ahead.
Nepal ranks 41st and Uganda ranks 40th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 4 and Uganda in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.6 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 5.6 metric tons | Nepal |
| 1970s | 526.3 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 526.3 metric tons | Nepal |
| 1980s | 3,428 metric tons | 21.3 metric tons | 3,407 metric tons | Nepal |
| 1990s | 10,785 metric tons | 201.7 metric tons | 10,583 metric tons | Nepal |
| 2000s | 21,492 metric tons | 24,236 metric tons | 2,744 metric tons | Uganda |
| 2010s | 46,342 metric tons | 104,037 metric tons | 57,695 metric tons | Uganda |
| 2020s | 88,728 metric tons | 119,455 metric tons | 30,727 metric tons | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Nepal or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 103,420 metric tons against 102,403 metric tons in Nepal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Nepal and Uganda?
- 1,017 metric tons, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Uganda?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Nepal and Uganda rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Nepal ranks 41st 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
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.