China vs Iceland: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita

China
0.0582 metric tons per person
in 2024
Iceland
0.1418 metric tons per person
in 2024
China rank
6th
Iceland rank
3rd

Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita over time

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How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.1418 metric tons per person against 0.0582 metric tons per person in China, a difference of 0.0836 metric tons per person.

That makes Iceland's figure about 2.4 times China's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was China ahead.

China ranks 6th and Iceland ranks 3rd of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 6 and Iceland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Iceland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0015 metric tons per person 0 metric tons per person 0.0015 metric tons per person China
1970s 0.0024 metric tons per person 0 metric tons per person 0.0024 metric tons per person China
1980s 0.0047 metric tons per person 0.0017 metric tons per person 0.003 metric tons per person China
1990s 0.0154 metric tons per person 0.0124 metric tons per person 0.003 metric tons per person China
2000s 0.0291 metric tons per person 0.0195 metric tons per person 0.0096 metric tons per person China
2010s 0.0423 metric tons per person 0.0383 metric tons per person 0.0039 metric tons per person China
2020s 0.0537 metric tons per person 0.1317 metric tons per person 0.078 metric tons per person Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita, China or Iceland?
Iceland, at 0.1418 metric tons per person against 0.0582 metric tons per person in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita between China and Iceland?
0.0836 metric tons per person, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Iceland?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do China and Iceland rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita?
China ranks 6th and Iceland ranks 3rd of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita
Unit
metric tons per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 12,819 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.