Bangladesh vs Indonesia: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Bangladesh
2.98 million metric tons
in 2024
Indonesia
15.75 million metric tons
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
5th
Indonesia rank
2nd
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Bangladesh
- Indonesia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 15.75 million metric tons against 2.98 million metric tons in Bangladesh, a difference of 12.78 million metric tons.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 5.3 times Bangladesh's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Indonesia has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 5th and Indonesia ranks 2nd of 215 countries.
Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55,777 metric tons | 95,765 metric tons | 39,988 metric tons | Indonesia |
| 1970s | 74,055 metric tons | 147,948 metric tons | 73,893 metric tons | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 130,753 metric tons | 365,890 metric tons | 235,137 metric tons | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 348,242 metric tons | 729,837 metric tons | 381,595 metric tons | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 871,784 metric tons | 2.22 million metric tons | 1.35 million metric tons | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 1.99 million metric tons | 13.04 million metric tons | 11.05 million metric tons | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 2.76 million metric tons | 15.07 million metric tons | 12.31 million metric tons | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Bangladesh or Indonesia?
- Indonesia, at 15.75 million metric tons against 2.98 million metric tons in Bangladesh as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Bangladesh and Indonesia?
- 12.78 million metric tons, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Indonesia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Indonesia rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Bangladesh ranks 5th and Indonesia ranks 2nd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.