Bangladesh vs Philippines: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Bangladesh
- Philippines
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 2.98 million metric tons against 2.22 million metric tons in Philippines, a difference of 757,310 metric tons.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.3 times Philippines's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Philippines ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 5th and Philippines ranks 7th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Philippines in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55,777 metric tons | 70,972 metric tons | 15,195 metric tons | Philippines |
| 1970s | 74,055 metric tons | 148,873 metric tons | 74,817 metric tons | Philippines |
| 1980s | 130,753 metric tons | 479,853 metric tons | 349,100 metric tons | Philippines |
| 1990s | 348,242 metric tons | 874,186 metric tons | 525,944 metric tons | Philippines |
| 2000s | 871,784 metric tons | 1.79 million metric tons | 919,543 metric tons | Philippines |
| 2010s | 1.99 million metric tons | 2.39 million metric tons | 398,974 metric tons | Philippines |
| 2020s | 2.76 million metric tons | 2.30 million metric tons | 452,488 metric tons | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Bangladesh or Philippines?
- Bangladesh, at 2.98 million metric tons against 2.22 million metric tons in Philippines as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Bangladesh and Philippines?
- 757,310 metric tons, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Philippines?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Philippines rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Bangladesh ranks 5th and Philippines ranks 7th 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.