Nicaragua vs Panama: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Nicaragua
18,005 metric tons
in 2024
Panama
18,038 metric tons
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
70th
Panama rank
69th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Nicaragua
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 18,038 metric tons against 18,005 metric tons in Nicaragua, a difference of 33 metric tons.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Panama ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 70th and Panama ranks 69th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 3 and Panama in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1970s | 0 metric tons | 13.2 metric tons | 13.2 metric tons | Panama |
| 1980s | 29.3 metric tons | 2,204 metric tons | 2,174 metric tons | Panama |
| 1990s | 1,890 metric tons | 4,989 metric tons | 3,100 metric tons | Panama |
| 2000s | 9,992 metric tons | 6,227 metric tons | 3,765 metric tons | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 24,368 metric tons | 8,554 metric tons | 15,814 metric tons | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 25,843 metric tons | 10,590 metric tons | 15,253 metric tons | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Nicaragua or Panama?
- Panama, at 18,038 metric tons against 18,005 metric tons in Nicaragua as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Nicaragua and Panama?
- 33 metric tons, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Panama?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Nicaragua and Panama rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Nicaragua ranks 70th and Panama ranks 69th 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.