Gambia vs Uruguay: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Gambia
63 metric tons
in 2024
Uruguay
55.45 metric tons
in 2024
Gambia rank
159th
Uruguay rank
162nd
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Gambia
- Uruguay
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 63 metric tons against 55.45 metric tons in Uruguay, a difference of 7.55 metric tons.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uruguay ahead.
Gambia ranks 159th and Uruguay ranks 162nd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1970s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1980s | 5.3 metric tons | 1.1 metric tons | 4.2 metric tons | Gambia |
| 1990s | 7.6 metric tons | 13.8 metric tons | 6.2 metric tons | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 18.4 metric tons | 37.24 metric tons | 18.84 metric tons | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 45.9 metric tons | 125.56 metric tons | 79.66 metric tons | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 57.8 metric tons | 74.9 metric tons | 17.1 metric tons | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Gambia or Uruguay?
- Gambia, at 63 metric tons against 55.45 metric tons in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Gambia and Uruguay?
- 7.55 metric tons, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Uruguay?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Uruguay rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Gambia ranks 159th and Uruguay ranks 162nd 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.