Canada vs Pakistan: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Canada
160,518 metric tons
in 2024
Pakistan
174,338 metric tons
in 2024
Canada rank
31st
Pakistan rank
29th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Canada
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 174,338 metric tons against 160,518 metric tons in Canada, a difference of 13,820 metric tons.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 31st and Pakistan ranks 29th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 6 and Pakistan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,208 metric tons | 1,680 metric tons | 1,528 metric tons | Canada |
| 1970s | 4,143 metric tons | 3,550 metric tons | 592.6 metric tons | Canada |
| 1980s | 11,751 metric tons | 7,389 metric tons | 4,362 metric tons | Canada |
| 1990s | 66,576 metric tons | 14,781 metric tons | 51,796 metric tons | Canada |
| 2000s | 155,575 metric tons | 89,252 metric tons | 66,323 metric tons | Canada |
| 2010s | 178,232 metric tons | 150,873 metric tons | 27,359 metric tons | Canada |
| 2020s | 166,005 metric tons | 167,516 metric tons | 1,511 metric tons | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Canada or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 174,338 metric tons against 160,518 metric tons in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Canada and Pakistan?
- 13,820 metric tons, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Pakistan?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Pakistan rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Canada ranks 31st and Pakistan ranks 29th 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.