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
- Colombia
- France
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
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.