India vs Vietnam: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
India
12.09 million metric tons
in 2024
Vietnam
5.65 million metric tons
in 2024
India rank
3rd
Vietnam rank
4th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- India
- Vietnam
How they compare
India currently reports 12.09 million metric tons against 5.65 million metric tons in Vietnam, a difference of 6.45 million metric tons.
That makes India's figure about 2.1 times Vietnam's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 3rd and Vietnam ranks 4th of 215 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72,492 metric tons | 49,964 metric tons | 22,528 metric tons | India |
| 1970s | 211,755 metric tons | 79,285 metric tons | 132,470 metric tons | India |
| 1980s | 630,712 metric tons | 126,259 metric tons | 504,453 metric tons | India |
| 1990s | 1.59 million metric tons | 283,235 metric tons | 1.31 million metric tons | India |
| 2000s | 2.83 million metric tons | 1.43 million metric tons | 1.40 million metric tons | India |
| 2010s | 5.35 million metric tons | 3.47 million metric tons | 1.88 million metric tons | India |
| 2020s | 10.34 million metric tons | 5.12 million metric tons | 5.22 million metric tons | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, India or Vietnam?
- India, at 12.09 million metric tons against 5.65 million metric tons in Vietnam as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between India and Vietnam?
- 6.45 million metric tons, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Vietnam?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do India and Vietnam rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- India ranks 3rd and Vietnam ranks 4th 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.