Mexico vs Spain: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Mexico
273,739 metric tons
in 2024
Spain
246,201 metric tons
in 2024
Mexico rank
23rd
Spain rank
25th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Mexico
- Spain
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 273,739 metric tons against 246,201 metric tons in Spain, a difference of 27,538 metric tons.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Spain ahead.
Mexico ranks 23rd and Spain ranks 25th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 116.4 metric tons | 55,000 metric tons | 54,884 metric tons | Spain |
| 1970s | 2,561 metric tons | 179,927 metric tons | 177,366 metric tons | Spain |
| 1980s | 13,240 metric tons | 242,337 metric tons | 229,097 metric tons | Spain |
| 1990s | 31,956 metric tons | 222,871 metric tons | 190,915 metric tons | Spain |
| 2000s | 113,638 metric tons | 276,329 metric tons | 162,691 metric tons | Spain |
| 2010s | 193,997 metric tons | 286,410 metric tons | 92,413 metric tons | Spain |
| 2020s | 288,552 metric tons | 262,582 metric tons | 25,970 metric tons | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Mexico or Spain?
- Mexico, at 273,739 metric tons against 246,201 metric tons in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Mexico and Spain?
- 27,538 metric tons, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Spain?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and Spain rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Mexico ranks 23rd and Spain ranks 25th 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.