Mexico vs United States: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Mexico
273,739 metric tons
in 2024
United States
467,617 metric tons
in 2024
Mexico rank
23rd
United States rank
20th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Mexico
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 467,617 metric tons against 273,739 metric tons in Mexico, a difference of 193,878 metric tons.
That makes United States's figure about 1.7 times Mexico's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Mexico ranks 23rd and United States ranks 20th of 215 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 116.4 metric tons | 118,551 metric tons | 118,434 metric tons | United States |
| 1970s | 2,561 metric tons | 171,972 metric tons | 169,411 metric tons | United States |
| 1980s | 13,240 metric tons | 306,107 metric tons | 292,867 metric tons | United States |
| 1990s | 31,956 metric tons | 407,047 metric tons | 375,090 metric tons | United States |
| 2000s | 113,638 metric tons | 513,211 metric tons | 399,574 metric tons | United States |
| 2010s | 193,997 metric tons | 444,336 metric tons | 250,340 metric tons | United States |
| 2020s | 288,552 metric tons | 471,988 metric tons | 183,436 metric tons | United States |
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 States?
- United States, at 467,617 metric tons against 273,739 metric tons in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Mexico and United States?
- 193,878 metric tons, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and United States?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and United States rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Mexico ranks 23rd and United States ranks 20th 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.