Iran vs Thailand: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Iran
709,391 metric tons
in 2024
Thailand
998,645 metric tons
in 2024
Iran rank
16th
Thailand rank
13th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Iran
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 998,645 metric tons against 709,391 metric tons in Iran, a difference of 289,254 metric tons.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.4 times Iran's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.
Iran ranks 16th and Thailand ranks 13th of 215 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 47,962 metric tons | 47,962 metric tons | Thailand |
| 1970s | 2,137 metric tons | 91,938 metric tons | 89,801 metric tons | Thailand |
| 1980s | 18,348 metric tons | 142,356 metric tons | 124,008 metric tons | Thailand |
| 1990s | 27,089 metric tons | 492,696 metric tons | 465,607 metric tons | Thailand |
| 2000s | 111,002 metric tons | 1.16 million metric tons | 1.05 million metric tons | Thailand |
| 2010s | 357,956 metric tons | 1.03 million metric tons | 674,210 metric tons | Thailand |
| 2020s | 612,040 metric tons | 1.00 million metric tons | 388,615 metric tons | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Iran or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 998,645 metric tons against 709,391 metric tons in Iran as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Iran and Thailand?
- 289,254 metric tons, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Thailand?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Iran and Thailand rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Iran ranks 16th and Thailand ranks 13th 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.