Nigeria vs Russia: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Nigeria
258,230 metric tons
in 2024
Russia
342,450 metric tons
in 2024
Nigeria rank
24th
Russia rank
21st
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Nigeria
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 342,450 metric tons against 258,230 metric tons in Nigeria, a difference of 84,220 metric tons.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.3 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Russia ahead.
Nigeria ranks 24th and Russia ranks 21st of 215 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Russia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18,976 metric tons | 74,412 metric tons | 55,436 metric tons | Russia |
| 2000s | 67,743 metric tons | 104,797 metric tons | 37,054 metric tons | Russia |
| 2010s | 276,805 metric tons | 168,315 metric tons | 108,490 metric tons | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 262,704 metric tons | 333,288 metric tons | 70,584 metric tons | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Nigeria or Russia?
- Russia, at 342,450 metric tons against 258,230 metric tons in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Nigeria and Russia?
- 84,220 metric tons, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Russia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Russia rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Nigeria ranks 24th and Russia ranks 21st 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.