Suriname vs Uruguay: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Suriname
50 metric tons
in 2024
Uruguay
55.45 metric tons
in 2024
Suriname rank
163rd
Uruguay rank
162nd
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Suriname
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 55.45 metric tons against 50 metric tons in Suriname, a difference of 5.45 metric tons.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Suriname's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uruguay ahead.
Suriname ranks 163rd and Uruguay ranks 162nd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Suriname averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Suriname | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1970s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1980s | 0 metric tons | 1.1 metric tons | 1.1 metric tons | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 31.6 metric tons | 13.8 metric tons | 17.8 metric tons | Suriname |
| 2000s | 239.29 metric tons | 37.24 metric tons | 202.05 metric tons | Suriname |
| 2010s | 87.57 metric tons | 125.56 metric tons | 37.99 metric tons | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 43.4 metric tons | 74.9 metric tons | 31.5 metric tons | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Suriname or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 55.45 metric tons against 50 metric tons in Suriname as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Suriname and Uruguay?
- 5.45 metric tons, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Uruguay?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Suriname and Uruguay rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Suriname ranks 163rd and Uruguay ranks 162nd 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.