Iceland vs Morocco: Capture fisheries production

Iceland
1.01 million metric tons
in 2024
Morocco
1.43 million metric tons
in 2024
Iceland rank
19th
Morocco rank
16th

Capture fisheries production over time

  • Iceland
  • Morocco
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How they compare

Morocco currently reports 1.43 million metric tons against 1.01 million metric tons in Iceland, a difference of 417,860 metric tons.

That makes Morocco's figure about 1.4 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 19th and Morocco ranks 16th of 216 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 5 and Morocco in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Morocco Difference Ahead
1960s 872,000 metric tons 218,804 metric tons 653,196 metric tons Iceland
1970s 1.07 million metric tons 282,954 metric tons 789,339 metric tons Iceland
1980s 1.45 million metric tons 469,325 metric tons 978,979 metric tons Iceland
1990s 1.68 million metric tons 688,446 metric tons 995,240 metric tons Iceland
2000s 1.68 million metric tons 985,594 metric tons 698,854 metric tons Iceland
2010s 1.22 million metric tons 1.31 million metric tons 87,783 metric tons Morocco
2020s 1.27 million metric tons 1.45 million metric tons 185,878 metric tons Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher capture fisheries production, Iceland or Morocco?
Morocco, at 1.43 million metric tons against 1.01 million metric tons in Iceland as of 2024.
What is the difference in capture fisheries production between Iceland and Morocco?
417,860 metric tons, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Morocco?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Iceland and Morocco rank globally for capture fisheries production?
Iceland ranks 19th and Morocco ranks 16th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization., Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Capture fisheries production (metric tons). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Capture fisheries production (metric tons)
Unit
metric tons
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization., Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
263 places, 15,967 data points, 1960–2024
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Capture fisheries production measures the volume of fish catches landed by a country for all commercial, industrial, recreational and subsistence purposes.