Norway vs Philippines: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Norway
1.67 million metric tons
in 2024
Philippines
2.22 million metric tons
in 2024
Norway rank
8th
Philippines rank
7th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Norway
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 2.22 million metric tons against 1.67 million metric tons in Norway, a difference of 554,090 metric tons.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.3 times Norway's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Philippines has been ahead every year.
Norway ranks 8th and Philippines ranks 7th of 215 countries.
Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 521.7 metric tons | 70,972 metric tons | 70,450 metric tons | Philippines |
| 1970s | 2,838 metric tons | 148,873 metric tons | 146,034 metric tons | Philippines |
| 1980s | 42,736 metric tons | 479,853 metric tons | 437,116 metric tons | Philippines |
| 1990s | 267,881 metric tons | 874,186 metric tons | 606,305 metric tons | Philippines |
| 2000s | 680,061 metric tons | 1.79 million metric tons | 1.11 million metric tons | Philippines |
| 2010s | 1.29 million metric tons | 2.39 million metric tons | 1.10 million metric tons | Philippines |
| 2020s | 1.63 million metric tons | 2.30 million metric tons | 677,858 metric tons | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Norway or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 2.22 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 Norway and Philippines?
- 554,090 metric tons, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Philippines?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Norway and Philippines rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Norway ranks 8th and Philippines ranks 7th 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.