How does Faroe Islands rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita?

Faroe Islands ranks 1st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.

Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita rising or falling in Faroe Islands?

Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

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

Name: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Faroe Islands
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Faroe Islands: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita was 2 metric tons per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

2 metric tons per person

Change on year

up 10.8%

World rank

1st

of 215 countries

All-time high

2.17 metric tons per person

in 2021

All-time low

0 metric tons per person

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2024

Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Faroe Islands, 1960–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.

Analysis

In 2024, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Faroe Islands stood at 2 metric tons per person.

That represents a change of up 10.8% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Faroe Islands peaked at 2.17 metric tons per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons per person, in 1960.

That places Faroe Islands 1st out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Faroe Islands, year by year

Annual values for Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Faroe Islands, 1960 to 2024.
Year	metric tons per person	Change
1960	0 metric tons per person	—
1961	0 metric tons per person	—
1962	0 metric tons per person	—
1963	0 metric tons per person	—
1964	0 metric tons per person	—
1965	0 metric tons per person	—
1966	0 metric tons per person	—
1967	0 metric tons per person	—
1968	0 metric tons per person	—
1969	0 metric tons per person	—
1970	0 metric tons per person	—
1971	0.0001 metric tons per person	—
1972	0.0003 metric tons per person	+97.6%
1973	0.0006 metric tons per person	+147.1%
1974	0.001 metric tons per person	+58.1%
1975	0.002 metric tons per person	+97.7%
1976	0.0012 metric tons per person	-37.0%
1977	0.0025 metric tons per person	+97.8%
1978	0.0073 metric tons per person	+195.5%
1979	0.0024 metric tons per person	-67.6%
1980	0.0052 metric tons per person	+119.2%
1981	0.0102 metric tons per person	+97.9%
1982	0.0082 metric tons per person	-20.1%
1983	0.0087 metric tons per person	+7.1%
1984	0.0114 metric tons per person	+30.2%
1985	0.0354 metric tons per person	+211.9%
1986	0.0546 metric tons per person	+54.1%
1987	0.0968 metric tons per person	+77.3%
1988	0.1111 metric tons per person	+14.7%
1989	0.1695 metric tons per person	+52.6%
1990	0.2739 metric tons per person	+61.6%
1991	0.3853 metric tons per person	+40.7%
1992	0.4039 metric tons per person	+4.8%
1993	0.4035 metric tons per person	-0.1%
1994	0.343 metric tons per person	-15.0%
1995	0.1974 metric tons per person	-42.4%
1996	0.4035 metric tons per person	+104.3%
1997	0.5107 metric tons per person	+26.6%
1998	0.4574 metric tons per person	-10.4%
1999	0.9424 metric tons per person	+106.0%
2000	0.7611 metric tons per person	-19.2%
2001	1.05 metric tons per person	+38.5%
2002	1.19 metric tons per person	+12.4%
2003	1.31 metric tons per person	+10.2%
2004	0.9523 metric tons per person	-27.1%
2005	0.485 metric tons per person	-49.1%
2006	0.3843 metric tons per person	-20.8%
2007	0.6346 metric tons per person	+65.1%
2008	0.9614 metric tons per person	+51.5%
2009	1.22 metric tons per person	+26.4%
2010	0.9778 metric tons per person	-19.5%
2011	1.25 metric tons per person	+27.4%
2012	1.59 metric tons per person	+27.3%
2013	1.57 metric tons per person	-0.8%
2014	1.79 metric tons per person	+13.5%
2015	1.65 metric tons per person	-7.6%
2016	1.68 metric tons per person	+2.2%
2017	1.73 metric tons per person	+2.8%
2018	1.55 metric tons per person	-10.5%
2019	1.84 metric tons per person	+18.6%
2020	1.69 metric tons per person	-7.7%
2021	2.17 metric tons per person	+28.2%
2022	2.02 metric tons per person	-7.1%
2023	1.81 metric tons per person	-10.4%
2024	2 metric tons per person	+10.8%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0 metric tons per person	0 metric tons per person	0 metric tons per person	10
1970s	0.0017 metric tons per person	0 metric tons per person	0.0073 metric tons per person	10
1980s	0.0511 metric tons per person	0.0052 metric tons per person	0.1695 metric tons per person	10
1990s	0.4321 metric tons per person	0.1974 metric tons per person	0.9424 metric tons per person	10
2000s	0.894 metric tons per person	0.3843 metric tons per person	1.31 metric tons per person	10
2010s	1.56 metric tons per person	0.9778 metric tons per person	1.84 metric tons per person	10
2020s	1.94 metric tons per person	1.69 metric tons per person	2.17 metric tons per person	5

Countries ranked near Faroe Islands

2 Norway 0.2992 metric tons per person compare
3 Iceland 0.1418 metric tons per person compare
4 Chile 0.0719 metric tons per person compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

More reference data data for Faroe Islands

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 6.33 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Enteric Fermentation 21.86 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 31.38 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 1.83 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 1.34 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 22.95 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 0.7808 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 1.09 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.015 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric 21.86 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Faroe Islands?: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Faroe Islands was 2 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita recorded in Faroe Islands?: The highest recorded value was 2.17 metric tons per person in 2021.
What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita recorded in Faroe Islands?: The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons per person in 1960.
How does Faroe Islands rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita?: Faroe Islands ranks 1st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita rising or falling in Faroe Islands?: Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.

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Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
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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: 11 September 2026

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.