Colombia vs United Kingdom: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Colombia
210,520 metric tons
in 2024
United Kingdom
226,006 metric tons
in 2024
Colombia rank
27th
United Kingdom rank
26th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Colombia
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 226,006 metric tons against 210,520 metric tons in Colombia, a difference of 15,486 metric tons.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Colombia ranks 27th and United Kingdom ranks 26th of 215 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 154 metric tons | 154 metric tons | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 55.9 metric tons | 752 metric tons | 696.1 metric tons | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 1,493 metric tons | 20,745 metric tons | 19,252 metric tons | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 30,554 metric tons | 94,790 metric tons | 64,236 metric tons | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 64,409 metric tons | 178,242 metric tons | 113,833 metric tons | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 105,991 metric tons | 212,400 metric tons | 106,409 metric tons | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 198,063 metric tons | 214,496 metric tons | 16,433 metric tons | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Colombia or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 226,006 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 United Kingdom?
- 15,486 metric tons, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and United Kingdom?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and United Kingdom rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Colombia ranks 27th and United Kingdom ranks 26th 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.