Colombia vs France: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture

Colombia
210,520 metric tons
in 2024
France
189,039 metric tons
in 2024
Colombia rank
27th
France rank
28th

Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time

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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 210,520 metric tons against 189,039 metric tons in France, a difference of 21,481 metric tons.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times France's.

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

Colombia ranks 27th and France ranks 28th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and France in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia France Difference Ahead
1960s 0 metric tons 108,586 metric tons 108,586 metric tons France
1970s 55.9 metric tons 143,124 metric tons 143,068 metric tons France
1980s 1,493 metric tons 214,403 metric tons 212,910 metric tons France
1990s 30,554 metric tons 269,654 metric tons 239,100 metric tons France
2000s 64,409 metric tons 244,398 metric tons 179,989 metric tons France
2010s 105,991 metric tons 190,334 metric tons 84,342 metric tons France
2020s 198,063 metric tons 193,692 metric tons 4,371 metric tons Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Colombia or France?
Colombia, at 210,520 metric tons against 189,039 metric tons in France as of 2024.
What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Colombia and France?
21,481 metric tons, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and France?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Colombia and France rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
Colombia ranks 27th and France ranks 28th 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.