Indonesia vs Vietnam: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Indonesia
15.75 million metric tons
in 2024
Vietnam
5.65 million metric tons
in 2024
Indonesia rank
2nd
Vietnam rank
4th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Indonesia
- Vietnam
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 15.75 million metric tons against 5.65 million metric tons in Vietnam, a difference of 10.11 million metric tons.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 2.8 times Vietnam's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Indonesia has been ahead every year.
Indonesia ranks 2nd and Vietnam ranks 4th of 215 countries.
Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 95,765 metric tons | 49,964 metric tons | 45,801 metric tons | Indonesia |
| 1970s | 147,948 metric tons | 79,285 metric tons | 68,663 metric tons | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 365,890 metric tons | 126,259 metric tons | 239,631 metric tons | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 729,837 metric tons | 283,235 metric tons | 446,602 metric tons | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 2.22 million metric tons | 1.43 million metric tons | 793,857 metric tons | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 13.04 million metric tons | 3.47 million metric tons | 9.57 million metric tons | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 15.07 million metric tons | 5.12 million metric tons | 9.95 million metric tons | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Indonesia or Vietnam?
- Indonesia, at 15.75 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 Indonesia and Vietnam?
- 10.11 million metric tons, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Vietnam?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Indonesia and Vietnam rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Indonesia ranks 2nd 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.