Canada vs Saudi Arabia: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture

Canada
160,518 metric tons
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
161,883 metric tons
in 2024
Canada rank
31st
Saudi Arabia rank
30th

Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time

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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 161,883 metric tons against 160,518 metric tons in Canada, a difference of 1,365 metric tons.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 31st and Saudi Arabia ranks 30th of 215 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 3,208 metric tons 0 metric tons 3,208 metric tons Canada
1970s 4,143 metric tons 0 metric tons 4,143 metric tons Canada
1980s 11,751 metric tons 173.9 metric tons 11,577 metric tons Canada
1990s 66,576 metric tons 3,320 metric tons 63,256 metric tons Canada
2000s 155,575 metric tons 14,112 metric tons 141,464 metric tons Canada
2010s 178,232 metric tons 36,089 metric tons 142,143 metric tons Canada
2020s 166,005 metric tons 127,270 metric tons 38,735 metric tons Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Canada or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 161,883 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 Saudi Arabia?
1,365 metric tons, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Saudi Arabia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Canada and Saudi Arabia rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
Canada ranks 31st and Saudi Arabia ranks 30th 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.