Panama vs Tunisia: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture

Panama
18,038 metric tons
in 2024
Tunisia
18,744 metric tons
in 2024
Panama rank
69th
Tunisia rank
66th

Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time

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How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 18,744 metric tons against 18,038 metric tons in Panama, a difference of 706 metric tons.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tunisia ahead.

Panama ranks 69th and Tunisia ranks 66th of 215 regions.

Across the 7 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 4 and Tunisia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Panama Tunisia Difference Ahead
1960s 0 metric tons 0 metric tons 0 metric tons
1970s 13.2 metric tons 9.7 metric tons 3.5 metric tons Panama
1980s 2,204 metric tons 287.5 metric tons 1,916 metric tons Panama
1990s 4,989 metric tons 1,172 metric tons 3,817 metric tons Panama
2000s 6,227 metric tons 2,751 metric tons 3,476 metric tons Panama
2010s 8,554 metric tons 14,420 metric tons 5,866 metric tons Tunisia
2020s 10,590 metric tons 22,136 metric tons 11,546 metric tons Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Panama or Tunisia?
Tunisia, at 18,744 metric tons against 18,038 metric tons in Panama as of 2024.
What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Panama and Tunisia?
706 metric tons, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Tunisia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Panama and Tunisia rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
Panama ranks 69th and Tunisia ranks 66th of 215 regions.
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

Indicator
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Unit
metric tons
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 12,849 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.