France vs Saudi Arabia: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
France
189,039 metric tons
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
161,883 metric tons
in 2024
France rank
28th
Saudi Arabia rank
30th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- France
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
France currently reports 189,039 metric tons against 161,883 metric tons in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 27,156 metric tons.
That makes France's figure about 1.2 times Saudi Arabia's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.
France ranks 28th and Saudi Arabia ranks 30th of 215 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 108,586 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 108,586 metric tons | France |
| 1970s | 143,124 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 143,124 metric tons | France |
| 1980s | 214,403 metric tons | 173.9 metric tons | 214,229 metric tons | France |
| 1990s | 269,654 metric tons | 3,320 metric tons | 266,334 metric tons | France |
| 2000s | 244,398 metric tons | 14,112 metric tons | 230,287 metric tons | France |
| 2010s | 190,334 metric tons | 36,089 metric tons | 154,244 metric tons | France |
| 2020s | 193,692 metric tons | 127,270 metric tons | 66,421 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 Saudi Arabia?
- France, at 189,039 metric tons against 161,883 metric tons in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between France and Saudi Arabia?
- 27,156 metric tons, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Saudi Arabia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do France and Saudi Arabia rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- France ranks 28th and Saudi Arabia ranks 30th 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.