Spain vs United Kingdom: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Spain
246,201 metric tons
in 2024
United Kingdom
226,006 metric tons
in 2024
Spain rank
25th
United Kingdom rank
26th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Spain
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Spain currently reports 246,201 metric tons against 226,006 metric tons in United Kingdom, a difference of 20,195 metric tons.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Spain ranks 25th and United Kingdom ranks 26th of 215 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55,000 metric tons | 154 metric tons | 54,846 metric tons | Spain |
| 1970s | 179,927 metric tons | 752 metric tons | 179,175 metric tons | Spain |
| 1980s | 242,337 metric tons | 20,745 metric tons | 221,592 metric tons | Spain |
| 1990s | 222,871 metric tons | 94,790 metric tons | 128,080 metric tons | Spain |
| 2000s | 276,329 metric tons | 178,242 metric tons | 98,087 metric tons | Spain |
| 2010s | 286,410 metric tons | 212,400 metric tons | 74,010 metric tons | Spain |
| 2020s | 262,582 metric tons | 214,496 metric tons | 48,087 metric tons | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Spain or United Kingdom?
- Spain, at 246,201 metric tons against 226,006 metric tons in United Kingdom as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Spain and United Kingdom?
- 20,195 metric tons, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United Kingdom?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Spain and United Kingdom rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Spain ranks 25th and United Kingdom ranks 26th 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.