Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Iceland
Iceland: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita was 0.1418 metric tons per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Iceland, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 0.1418 metric tons per person for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 10.2% on the previous year and up 450.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Iceland peaked at 0.1427 metric tons per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons per person, in 1960.
That places Iceland 3rd 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 Iceland, year by year
| 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 metric tons per person | — |
| 1972 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1973 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1974 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1975 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1976 | 0 metric tons per person | +296.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 metric tons per person | +86.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 metric tons per person | +52.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 metric tons per person | +37.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0002 metric tons per person | +33.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0003 metric tons per person | +35.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0003 metric tons per person | +33.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0005 metric tons per person | +32.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0006 metric tons per person | +26.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0004 metric tons per person | -25.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0011 metric tons per person | +163.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0026 metric tons per person | +133.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0048 metric tons per person | +85.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0066 metric tons per person | +37.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0111 metric tons per person | +67.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0111 metric tons per person | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0097 metric tons per person | -13.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0111 metric tons per person | +14.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0121 metric tons per person | +9.5% |
| 1995 | 0.013 metric tons per person | +7.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0137 metric tons per person | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0135 metric tons per person | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0141 metric tons per person | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 0.014 metric tons per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0129 metric tons per person | -8.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0153 metric tons per person | +19.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0125 metric tons per person | -18.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0215 metric tons per person | +72.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0304 metric tons per person | +41.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0278 metric tons per person | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0271 metric tons per person | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0155 metric tons per person | -42.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0161 metric tons per person | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0162 metric tons per person | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0159 metric tons per person | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0166 metric tons per person | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0232 metric tons per person | +39.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0218 metric tons per person | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0258 metric tons per person | +18.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0253 metric tons per person | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0451 metric tons per person | +78.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0607 metric tons per person | +34.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0544 metric tons per person | -10.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0944 metric tons per person | +73.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1108 metric tons per person | +17.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1427 metric tons per person | +28.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1345 metric tons per person | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1286 metric tons per person | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 0.1418 metric tons per person | +10.2% |
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 metric tons per person | 0 metric tons per person | 0.0001 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0017 metric tons per person | 0.0002 metric tons per person | 0.0066 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0124 metric tons per person | 0.0097 metric tons per person | 0.0141 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0195 metric tons per person | 0.0125 metric tons per person | 0.0304 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0383 metric tons per person | 0.0159 metric tons per person | 0.0944 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1317 metric tons per person | 0.1108 metric tons per person | 0.1427 metric tons per person | 5 |
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More reference data data for Iceland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0288 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0708 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1854 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1854 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0964 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.062 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2576 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7664 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0005 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Iceland?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Iceland was 0.1418 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 Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1427 metric tons per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons per person in 1960.
- How does Iceland rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita?
- Iceland ranks 3rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 450.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iceland 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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How this figure is calculated
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.
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- 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
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
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.