Brazil vs Thailand: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture

Brazil
882,935 metric tons
in 2024
Thailand
998,645 metric tons
in 2024
Brazil rank
14th
Thailand rank
13th

Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time

  • Brazil
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Thailand currently reports 998,645 metric tons against 882,935 metric tons in Brazil, a difference of 115,710 metric tons.

That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 14th and Thailand ranks 13th of 215 countries.

Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Thailand Difference Ahead
1960s 1 metric tons 47,962 metric tons 47,961 metric tons Thailand
1970s 466.5 metric tons 91,938 metric tons 91,472 metric tons Thailand
1980s 10,572 metric tons 142,356 metric tons 131,784 metric tons Thailand
1990s 59,114 metric tons 492,696 metric tons 433,581 metric tons Thailand
2000s 268,389 metric tons 1.16 million metric tons 892,390 metric tons Thailand
2010s 524,001 metric tons 1.03 million metric tons 508,165 metric tons Thailand
2020s 739,362 metric tons 1.00 million metric tons 261,294 metric tons Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Brazil or Thailand?
Thailand, at 998,645 metric tons against 882,935 metric tons in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Brazil and Thailand?
115,710 metric tons, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Thailand?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Thailand rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
Brazil ranks 14th and Thailand ranks 13th 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.