France vs Pakistan: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
France
189,039 metric tons
in 2024
Pakistan
174,338 metric tons
in 2024
France rank
28th
Pakistan rank
29th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- France
- Pakistan
How they compare
France currently reports 189,039 metric tons against 174,338 metric tons in Pakistan, a difference of 14,701 metric tons.
That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.
France ranks 28th and Pakistan ranks 29th of 215 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 108,586 metric tons | 1,680 metric tons | 106,906 metric tons | France |
| 1970s | 143,124 metric tons | 3,550 metric tons | 139,574 metric tons | France |
| 1980s | 214,403 metric tons | 7,389 metric tons | 207,014 metric tons | France |
| 1990s | 269,654 metric tons | 14,781 metric tons | 254,873 metric tons | France |
| 2000s | 244,398 metric tons | 89,252 metric tons | 155,146 metric tons | France |
| 2010s | 190,334 metric tons | 150,873 metric tons | 39,460 metric tons | France |
| 2020s | 193,692 metric tons | 167,516 metric tons | 26,175 metric tons | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, France or Pakistan?
- France, at 189,039 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 France and Pakistan?
- 14,701 metric tons, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Pakistan?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do France and Pakistan rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- France ranks 28th 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.