Bolivia vs Nicaragua: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Bolivia
17,001 metric tons
in 2024
Nicaragua
18,005 metric tons
in 2024
Bolivia rank
72nd
Nicaragua rank
70th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Bolivia
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 18,005 metric tons against 17,001 metric tons in Bolivia, a difference of 1,004 metric tons.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Bolivia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Bolivia ranks 72nd and Nicaragua ranks 70th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1970s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1980s | 92.8 metric tons | 29.3 metric tons | 63.5 metric tons | Bolivia |
| 1990s | 772.6 metric tons | 1,890 metric tons | 1,117 metric tons | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 765.4 metric tons | 9,992 metric tons | 9,226 metric tons | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 4,616 metric tons | 24,368 metric tons | 19,752 metric tons | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 20,379 metric tons | 25,843 metric tons | 5,464 metric tons | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Bolivia or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 18,005 metric tons against 17,001 metric tons in Bolivia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Bolivia and Nicaragua?
- 1,004 metric tons, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Nicaragua?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Bolivia and Nicaragua rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Bolivia ranks 72nd and Nicaragua ranks 70th 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.