Romania vs Sweden: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture

Romania
10,058 metric tons
in 2024
Sweden
10,062 metric tons
in 2024
Romania rank
85th
Sweden rank
84th

Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time

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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 10,062 metric tons against 10,058 metric tons in Romania, a difference of 4 metric tons.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Romania ahead.

Romania ranks 85th and Sweden ranks 84th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Romania Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 14,516 metric tons 643.6 metric tons 13,872 metric tons Romania
1970s 30,567 metric tons 442.1 metric tons 30,124 metric tons Romania
1980s 42,277 metric tons 4,484 metric tons 37,793 metric tons Romania
1990s 19,411 metric tons 7,150 metric tons 12,261 metric tons Romania
2000s 9,832 metric tons 6,448 metric tons 3,384 metric tons Romania
2010s 10,969 metric tons 13,134 metric tons 2,165 metric tons Sweden
2020s 11,323 metric tons 12,085 metric tons 761.8 metric tons Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Romania or Sweden?
Sweden, at 10,062 metric tons against 10,058 metric tons in Romania as of 2024.
What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Romania and Sweden?
4 metric tons, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Sweden?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Romania and Sweden rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
Romania ranks 85th and Sweden ranks 84th 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.