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

Faroe Islands
2 metric tons per person
in 2024
Iceland
0.1418 metric tons per person
in 2024
Faroe Islands rank
1st
Iceland rank
3rd

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

  • Faroe Islands
  • Iceland
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How they compare

Faroe Islands currently reports 2 metric tons per person against 0.1418 metric tons per person in Iceland, a difference of 1.86 metric tons per person.

That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 14.1 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iceland ahead.

Faroe Islands ranks 1st and Iceland ranks 3rd of 215 countries.

Faroe Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Faroe Islands Iceland Difference Ahead
1960s 0 metric tons per person 0 metric tons per person 0 metric tons per person
1970s 0.0017 metric tons per person 0 metric tons per person 0.0017 metric tons per person Faroe Islands
1980s 0.0511 metric tons per person 0.0017 metric tons per person 0.0494 metric tons per person Faroe Islands
1990s 0.4321 metric tons per person 0.0124 metric tons per person 0.4198 metric tons per person Faroe Islands
2000s 0.894 metric tons per person 0.0195 metric tons per person 0.8745 metric tons per person Faroe Islands
2010s 1.56 metric tons per person 0.0383 metric tons per person 1.52 metric tons per person Faroe Islands
2020s 1.94 metric tons per person 0.1317 metric tons per person 1.81 metric tons per person Faroe Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita, Faroe Islands or Iceland?
Faroe Islands, at 2 metric tons per person against 0.1418 metric tons per person in Iceland as of 2024.
What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita between Faroe Islands and Iceland?
1.86 metric tons per person, with Faroe Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Iceland?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Faroe Islands and Iceland rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita?
Faroe Islands ranks 1st 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.