Chile vs Thailand: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Chile
1.42 million metric tons
in 2024
Thailand
998,645 metric tons
in 2024
Chile rank
10th
Thailand rank
13th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Chile
- Thailand
How they compare
Chile currently reports 1.42 million metric tons against 998,645 metric tons in Thailand, a difference of 421,845 metric tons.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.4 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Thailand ahead.
Chile ranks 10th and Thailand ranks 13th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 133.8 metric tons | 47,962 metric tons | 47,828 metric tons | Thailand |
| 1970s | 617 metric tons | 91,938 metric tons | 91,321 metric tons | Thailand |
| 1980s | 13,601 metric tons | 142,356 metric tons | 128,755 metric tons | Thailand |
| 1990s | 218,226 metric tons | 492,696 metric tons | 274,470 metric tons | Thailand |
| 2000s | 710,728 metric tons | 1.16 million metric tons | 450,051 metric tons | Thailand |
| 2010s | 1.11 million metric tons | 1.03 million metric tons | 73,188 metric tons | Chile |
| 2020s | 1.48 million metric tons | 1.00 million metric tons | 478,658 metric tons | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Chile or Thailand?
- Chile, at 1.42 million metric tons against 998,645 metric tons in Thailand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Chile and Thailand?
- 421,845 metric tons, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Thailand?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Thailand rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Chile ranks 10th and Thailand ranks 13th 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.