Rwanda vs Zimbabwe: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Rwanda
8,392 metric tons
in 2024
Zimbabwe
8,224 metric tons
in 2024
Rwanda rank
91st
Zimbabwe rank
92nd
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Rwanda
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 8,392 metric tons against 8,224 metric tons in Zimbabwe, a difference of 168 metric tons.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Rwanda ranks 91st and Zimbabwe ranks 92nd of 215 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1970s | 3.8 metric tons | 26.2 metric tons | 22.4 metric tons | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 40.1 metric tons | 126.5 metric tons | 86.4 metric tons | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 111.3 metric tons | 254.6 metric tons | 143.3 metric tons | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 297.51 metric tons | 3,051 metric tons | 2,753 metric tons | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 1,752 metric tons | 17,804 metric tons | 16,053 metric tons | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 6,606 metric tons | 9,704 metric tons | 3,098 metric tons | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Rwanda or Zimbabwe?
- Rwanda, at 8,392 metric tons against 8,224 metric tons in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Rwanda and Zimbabwe?
- 168 metric tons, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Zimbabwe?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Rwanda and Zimbabwe rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Rwanda ranks 91st and Zimbabwe ranks 92nd 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.