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
- Romania
- Sweden
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
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.