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

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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

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.