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
- Colombia
- Pakistan
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
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.