Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Norway
Norway: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 1.67 million metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Norway, 1960–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in metric tons.
Analysis
In 2024, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Norway stood at 1.67 million metric tons. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Norway peaked at 1.67 million metric tons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 100 metric tons, in 1963.
Norway ranks 8th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 521.7 metric tons | 100 metric tons | 1,900 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 2,838 metric tons | 480 metric tons | 7,377 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 42,736 metric tons | 7,980 metric tons | 115,191 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 267,881 metric tons | 131,102 metric tons | 475,932 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 680,061 metric tons | 491,329 metric tons | 961,840 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.29 million metric tons | 1.02 million metric tons | 1.45 million metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.63 million metric tons | 1.49 million metric tons | 1.67 million metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 5 Bangladesh 2.98 million metric tons compare
- 6 South Korea 2.28 million metric tons compare
- 7 Philippines 2.22 million metric tons compare
- 9 Egypt 1.60 million metric tons compare
- 10 Chile 1.42 million metric tons compare
- 11 Ecuador 1.24 million metric tons compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Norway?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Norway was 1.67 million metric tons in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 1.67 million metric tons in 2024.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 metric tons in 1963.
- How does Norway rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Norway ranks 8th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.