Bangladesh vs Vietnam: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Bangladesh
2.98 million metric tons
in 2024
Vietnam
5.65 million metric tons
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
5th
Vietnam rank
4th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Bangladesh
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 5.65 million metric tons against 2.98 million metric tons in Bangladesh, a difference of 2.67 million metric tons.
That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.9 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 5th and Vietnam ranks 4th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Vietnam in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55,777 metric tons | 49,964 metric tons | 5,813 metric tons | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 74,055 metric tons | 79,285 metric tons | 5,230 metric tons | Vietnam |
| 1980s | 130,753 metric tons | 126,259 metric tons | 4,494 metric tons | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 348,242 metric tons | 283,235 metric tons | 65,007 metric tons | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 871,784 metric tons | 1.43 million metric tons | 555,689 metric tons | Vietnam |
| 2010s | 1.99 million metric tons | 3.47 million metric tons | 1.48 million metric tons | Vietnam |
| 2020s | 2.76 million metric tons | 5.12 million metric tons | 2.36 million metric tons | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Bangladesh or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 5.65 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 Vietnam?
- 2.67 million metric tons, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Vietnam?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Vietnam rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Bangladesh ranks 5th and Vietnam ranks 4th 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.