Egypt vs Philippines: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture

Egypt
1.60 million metric tons
in 2024
Philippines
2.22 million metric tons
in 2024
Egypt rank
9th
Philippines rank
7th

Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time

  • Egypt
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How they compare

Philippines currently reports 2.22 million metric tons against 1.60 million metric tons in Egypt, a difference of 621,210 metric tons.

That makes Philippines's figure about 1.4 times Egypt's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Philippines has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 9th and Philippines ranks 7th of 215 countries.

Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Philippines Difference Ahead
1960s 5,720 metric tons 70,972 metric tons 65,252 metric tons Philippines
1970s 10,400 metric tons 148,873 metric tons 138,473 metric tons Philippines
1980s 36,245 metric tons 479,853 metric tons 443,608 metric tons Philippines
1990s 90,956 metric tons 874,186 metric tons 783,230 metric tons Philippines
2000s 514,552 metric tons 1.79 million metric tons 1.28 million metric tons Philippines
2010s 1.23 million metric tons 2.39 million metric tons 1.15 million metric tons Philippines
2020s 1.58 million metric tons 2.30 million metric tons 721,550 metric tons Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Egypt or Philippines?
Philippines, at 2.22 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 Philippines?
621,210 metric tons, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Philippines?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Egypt and Philippines rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
Egypt ranks 9th and Philippines ranks 7th 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.