Egypt vs South Korea: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Egypt
1.60 million metric tons
in 2024
South Korea
2.28 million metric tons
in 2024
Egypt rank
9th
South Korea rank
6th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Egypt
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 2.28 million metric tons against 1.60 million metric tons in Egypt, a difference of 681,750 metric tons.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.4 times Egypt's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 9th and South Korea ranks 6th of 215 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,720 metric tons | 66,078 metric tons | 60,358 metric tons | South Korea |
| 1970s | 10,400 metric tons | 318,795 metric tons | 308,395 metric tons | South Korea |
| 1980s | 36,245 metric tons | 755,405 metric tons | 719,160 metric tons | South Korea |
| 1990s | 90,956 metric tons | 921,035 metric tons | 830,079 metric tons | South Korea |
| 2000s | 514,552 metric tons | 1.04 million metric tons | 523,993 metric tons | South Korea |
| 2010s | 1.23 million metric tons | 1.80 million metric tons | 568,826 metric tons | South Korea |
| 2020s | 1.58 million metric tons | 2.34 million metric tons | 753,712 metric tons | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Egypt or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 2.28 million metric tons against 1.60 million metric tons in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Egypt and South Korea?
- 681,750 metric tons, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and South Korea?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and South Korea rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Egypt ranks 9th and South Korea ranks 6th 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.