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

Colombia
210,520 metric tons
in 2024
Pakistan
174,338 metric tons
in 2024
Colombia rank
27th
Pakistan rank
29th

Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time

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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 210,520 metric tons against 174,338 metric tons in Pakistan, a difference of 36,182 metric tons.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.2 times Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Pakistan ahead.

Colombia ranks 27th and Pakistan ranks 29th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Pakistan in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Pakistan Difference Ahead
1960s 0 metric tons 1,680 metric tons 1,680 metric tons Pakistan
1970s 55.9 metric tons 3,550 metric tons 3,494 metric tons Pakistan
1980s 1,493 metric tons 7,389 metric tons 5,896 metric tons Pakistan
1990s 30,554 metric tons 14,781 metric tons 15,774 metric tons Colombia
2000s 64,409 metric tons 89,252 metric tons 24,843 metric tons Pakistan
2010s 105,991 metric tons 150,873 metric tons 44,882 metric tons Pakistan
2020s 198,063 metric tons 167,516 metric tons 30,546 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 Pakistan?
Colombia, at 210,520 metric tons against 174,338 metric tons in Pakistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Colombia and Pakistan?
36,182 metric tons, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Pakistan?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Colombia and Pakistan rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
Colombia ranks 27th and Pakistan ranks 29th 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.