Cambodia vs Nigeria: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Cambodia
320,282 metric tons
in 2024
Nigeria
258,230 metric tons
in 2024
Cambodia rank
22nd
Nigeria rank
24th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Cambodia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Cambodia currently reports 320,282 metric tons against 258,230 metric tons in Nigeria, a difference of 62,052 metric tons.
That makes Cambodia's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.
Cambodia ranks 22nd and Nigeria ranks 24th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 2,812 metric tons | 2,812 metric tons | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 9.3 metric tons | 4,764 metric tons | 4,755 metric tons | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 2,119 metric tons | 8,805 metric tons | 6,686 metric tons | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 9,776 metric tons | 17,452 metric tons | 7,676 metric tons | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 32,426 metric tons | 67,743 metric tons | 35,316 metric tons | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 150,251 metric tons | 276,805 metric tons | 126,554 metric tons | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 342,726 metric tons | 262,704 metric tons | 80,022 metric tons | Cambodia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Cambodia or Nigeria?
- Cambodia, at 320,282 metric tons against 258,230 metric tons in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Cambodia and Nigeria?
- 62,052 metric tons, with Cambodia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Nigeria?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Cambodia and Nigeria rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Cambodia ranks 22nd and Nigeria ranks 24th 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.