Bulgaria vs Romania: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Bulgaria
11,429 metric tons
in 2024
Romania
10,058 metric tons
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
83rd
Romania rank
85th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Bulgaria
- Romania
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 11,429 metric tons against 10,058 metric tons in Romania, a difference of 1,371 metric tons.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Romania ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 83rd and Romania ranks 85th of 215 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,570 metric tons | 14,516 metric tons | 10,946 metric tons | Romania |
| 1970s | 6,458 metric tons | 30,567 metric tons | 24,108 metric tons | Romania |
| 1980s | 12,545 metric tons | 42,277 metric tons | 29,732 metric tons | Romania |
| 1990s | 6,459 metric tons | 19,411 metric tons | 12,952 metric tons | Romania |
| 2000s | 3,817 metric tons | 9,832 metric tons | 6,015 metric tons | Romania |
| 2010s | 10,837 metric tons | 10,969 metric tons | 132.25 metric tons | Romania |
| 2020s | 11,277 metric tons | 11,323 metric tons | 46.02 metric tons | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Bulgaria or Romania?
- Bulgaria, at 11,429 metric tons against 10,058 metric tons in Romania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Bulgaria and Romania?
- 1,371 metric tons, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Bulgaria ranks 83rd and Romania ranks 85th 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.