Mexico vs United Kingdom: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Mexico
273,739 metric tons
in 2024
United Kingdom
226,006 metric tons
in 2024
Mexico rank
23rd
United Kingdom rank
26th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Mexico
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 273,739 metric tons against 226,006 metric tons in United Kingdom, a difference of 47,733 metric tons.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.2 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 23rd and United Kingdom ranks 26th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 116.4 metric tons | 154 metric tons | 37.6 metric tons | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 2,561 metric tons | 752 metric tons | 1,809 metric tons | Mexico |
| 1980s | 13,240 metric tons | 20,745 metric tons | 7,505 metric tons | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 31,956 metric tons | 94,790 metric tons | 62,834 metric tons | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 113,638 metric tons | 178,242 metric tons | 64,604 metric tons | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 193,997 metric tons | 212,400 metric tons | 18,403 metric tons | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 288,552 metric tons | 214,496 metric tons | 74,056 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 United Kingdom?
- Mexico, at 273,739 metric tons against 226,006 metric tons in United Kingdom as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Mexico and United Kingdom?
- 47,733 metric tons, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and United Kingdom?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and United Kingdom rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Mexico ranks 23rd and United Kingdom ranks 26th 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.