Bolivia vs Iraq: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture

Bolivia
17,001 metric tons
in 2024
Iraq
15,535 metric tons
in 2024
Bolivia rank
72nd
Iraq rank
74th

Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time

  • Bolivia
  • Iraq
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How they compare

Bolivia currently reports 17,001 metric tons against 15,535 metric tons in Iraq, a difference of 1,466 metric tons.

That makes Bolivia's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iraq ahead.

Bolivia ranks 72nd and Iraq ranks 74th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 1 and Iraq in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia Iraq Difference Ahead
1960s 0 metric tons 0.2 metric tons 0.2 metric tons Iraq
1970s 0 metric tons 1,814 metric tons 1,814 metric tons Iraq
1980s 92.8 metric tons 4,202 metric tons 4,110 metric tons Iraq
1990s 772.6 metric tons 3,438 metric tons 2,666 metric tons Iraq
2000s 765.4 metric tons 10,829 metric tons 10,063 metric tons Iraq
2010s 4,616 metric tons 23,597 metric tons 18,981 metric tons Iraq
2020s 20,379 metric tons 20,077 metric tons 302.4 metric tons Bolivia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Bolivia or Iraq?
Bolivia, at 17,001 metric tons against 15,535 metric tons in Iraq as of 2024.
What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Bolivia and Iraq?
1,466 metric tons, with Bolivia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Iraq?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Bolivia and Iraq rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
Bolivia ranks 72nd and Iraq ranks 74th 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

Indicator
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Unit
metric tons
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 12,849 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.