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

Norway: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita was 0.2992 metric tons per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.2992 metric tons per person
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
2nd
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.3079 metric tons per person
in 2021
All-time low
0 metric tons per person
in 1963
Years of data
65
1960–2024

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

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

Analysis

In 2024, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Norway stood at 0.2992 metric tons per person.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Norway peaked at 0.3079 metric tons per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons per person, in 1963.

Norway ranks 2nd 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.

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

Annual values for Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Norway, 1960 to 2024.
Year metric tons per person Change
1960 0.0005 metric tons per person
1961 0.0002 metric tons per person -53.0%
1962 0.0001 metric tons per person -78.0%
1963 0 metric tons per person -50.4%
1964 0.0002 metric tons per person +496.5%
1965 0.0001 metric tons per person -66.6%
1966 0.0001 metric tons per person +0.2%
1967 0.0001 metric tons per person +54.6%
1968 0.0001 metric tons per person +13.8%
1969 0.0001 metric tons per person +16.0%
1970 0.0001 metric tons per person +11.6%
1971 0.0001 metric tons per person +9.9%
1972 0.0002 metric tons per person +72.7%
1973 0.0003 metric tons per person +26.0%
1974 0.0006 metric tons per person +97.3%
1975 0.0006 metric tons per person +7.6%
1976 0.0009 metric tons per person +37.5%
1977 0.001 metric tons per person +12.6%
1978 0.0014 metric tons per person +43.0%
1979 0.0018 metric tons per person +30.2%
1980 0.002 metric tons per person +7.8%
1981 0.0032 metric tons per person +62.9%
1982 0.0037 metric tons per person +17.1%
1983 0.0055 metric tons per person +47.7%
1984 0.0061 metric tons per person +11.8%
1985 0.0083 metric tons per person +35.6%
1986 0.0119 metric tons per person +42.2%
1987 0.0132 metric tons per person +11.6%
1988 0.021 metric tons per person +58.5%
1989 0.0273 metric tons per person +30.0%
1990 0.0355 metric tons per person +30.3%
1991 0.0377 metric tons per person +6.2%
1992 0.0306 metric tons per person -18.9%
1993 0.0381 metric tons per person +24.7%
1994 0.0504 metric tons per person +32.1%
1995 0.0637 metric tons per person +26.4%
1996 0.0734 metric tons per person +15.2%
1997 0.0835 metric tons per person +13.7%
1998 0.0927 metric tons per person +11.1%
1999 0.1067 metric tons per person +15.1%
2000 0.1094 metric tons per person +2.6%
2001 0.1132 metric tons per person +3.4%
2002 0.1215 metric tons per person +7.4%
2003 0.128 metric tons per person +5.4%
2004 0.1387 metric tons per person +8.3%
2005 0.1432 metric tons per person +3.2%
2006 0.1528 metric tons per person +6.8%
2007 0.1787 metric tons per person +16.9%
2008 0.1779 metric tons per person -0.4%
2009 0.1992 metric tons per person +12.0%
2010 0.2086 metric tons per person +4.7%
2011 0.2309 metric tons per person +10.7%
2012 0.2632 metric tons per person +14.0%
2013 0.2457 metric tons per person -6.7%
2014 0.2594 metric tons per person +5.6%
2015 0.2661 metric tons per person +2.6%
2016 0.2534 metric tons per person -4.8%
2017 0.248 metric tons per person -2.1%
2018 0.2551 metric tons per person +2.9%
2019 0.2717 metric tons per person +6.5%
2020 0.2771 metric tons per person +2.0%
2021 0.3079 metric tons per person +11.1%
2022 0.3045 metric tons per person -1.1%
2023 0.2989 metric tons per person -1.8%
2024 0.2992 metric tons per person +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0001 metric tons per person 0 metric tons per person 0.0005 metric tons per person 10
1970s 0.0007 metric tons per person 0.0001 metric tons per person 0.0018 metric tons per person 10
1980s 0.0102 metric tons per person 0.002 metric tons per person 0.0273 metric tons per person 10
1990s 0.0612 metric tons per person 0.0306 metric tons per person 0.1067 metric tons per person 10
2000s 0.1463 metric tons per person 0.1094 metric tons per person 0.1992 metric tons per person 10
2010s 0.2502 metric tons per person 0.2086 metric tons per person 0.2717 metric tons per person 10
2020s 0.2975 metric tons per person 0.2771 metric tons per person 0.3079 metric tons per person 5

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 1 Faroe Islands 2 metric tons per person compare
  2. 3 Iceland 0.1418 metric tons per person compare
  3. 4 Chile 0.0719 metric tons per person compare
  4. 5 Ecuador 0.0682 metric tons per person compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Norway?
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Norway was 0.2992 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 Norway?
The highest recorded value was 0.3079 metric tons per person in 2021.
What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons per person in 1963.
How does Norway rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita?
Norway ranks 2nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Norway 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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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
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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.