Colombia vs Nigeria: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Colombia
210,520 metric tons
in 2024
Nigeria
258,230 metric tons
in 2024
Colombia rank
27th
Nigeria rank
24th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Colombia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 258,230 metric tons against 210,520 metric tons in Colombia, a difference of 47,710 metric tons.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.
Colombia ranks 27th and Nigeria ranks 24th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 2,812 metric tons | 2,812 metric tons | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 55.9 metric tons | 4,764 metric tons | 4,708 metric tons | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 1,493 metric tons | 8,805 metric tons | 7,312 metric tons | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 30,554 metric tons | 17,452 metric tons | 13,102 metric tons | Colombia |
| 2000s | 64,409 metric tons | 67,743 metric tons | 3,334 metric tons | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 105,991 metric tons | 276,805 metric tons | 170,814 metric tons | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 198,063 metric tons | 262,704 metric tons | 64,642 metric tons | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Colombia or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 258,230 metric tons against 210,520 metric tons in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Colombia and Nigeria?
- 47,710 metric tons, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Nigeria?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Nigeria rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Colombia ranks 27th and Nigeria ranks 24th 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.