Cambodia vs Malaysia: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Cambodia
320,282 metric tons
in 2024
Malaysia
512,360 metric tons
in 2024
Cambodia rank
22nd
Malaysia rank
19th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Cambodia
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 512,360 metric tons against 320,282 metric tons in Cambodia, a difference of 192,078 metric tons.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.6 times Cambodia's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.
Cambodia ranks 22nd and Malaysia ranks 19th of 215 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 20,660 metric tons | 20,660 metric tons | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 9.3 metric tons | 43,589 metric tons | 43,580 metric tons | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 2,119 metric tons | 62,155 metric tons | 60,035 metric tons | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 9,776 metric tons | 106,722 metric tons | 96,946 metric tons | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 32,426 metric tons | 246,303 metric tons | 213,876 metric tons | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 150,251 metric tons | 494,115 metric tons | 343,864 metric tons | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 342,726 metric tons | 482,381 metric tons | 139,655 metric tons | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Cambodia or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 512,360 metric tons against 320,282 metric tons in Cambodia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Cambodia and Malaysia?
- 192,078 metric tons, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Malaysia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Cambodia and Malaysia rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Cambodia ranks 22nd and Malaysia ranks 19th 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.