Switzerland vs United Arab Emirates: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Switzerland
2,539 metric tons
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
2,476 metric tons
in 2024
Switzerland rank
114th
United Arab Emirates rank
115th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Switzerland
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 2,539 metric tons against 2,476 metric tons in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 63 metric tons.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Switzerland ranks 114th and United Arab Emirates ranks 115th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Switzerland averaged higher in 5 and United Arab Emirates in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1970s | 37.5 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 37.5 metric tons | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 333.9 metric tons | 3.8 metric tons | 330.1 metric tons | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 1,166 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 1,166 metric tons | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 1,178 metric tons | 618.7 metric tons | 559.7 metric tons | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 1,666 metric tons | 1,580 metric tons | 86.32 metric tons | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 2,481 metric tons | 2,794 metric tons | 312.88 metric tons | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Switzerland or United Arab Emirates?
- Switzerland, at 2,539 metric tons against 2,476 metric tons in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Switzerland and United Arab Emirates?
- 63 metric tons, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and United Arab Emirates?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Switzerland and United Arab Emirates rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Switzerland ranks 114th and United Arab Emirates ranks 115th 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.