Philippines vs Vietnam: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture

Philippines
2.22 million metric tons
in 2024
Vietnam
5.65 million metric tons
in 2024
Philippines rank
7th
Vietnam rank
4th

Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time

  • Philippines
  • Vietnam
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How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 5.65 million metric tons against 2.22 million metric tons in Philippines, a difference of 3.43 million metric tons.

That makes Vietnam's figure about 2.5 times Philippines's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Philippines ahead.

Philippines ranks 7th and Vietnam ranks 4th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Philippines averaged higher in 5 and Vietnam in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Philippines Vietnam Difference Ahead
1960s 70,972 metric tons 49,964 metric tons 21,008 metric tons Philippines
1970s 148,873 metric tons 79,285 metric tons 69,588 metric tons Philippines
1980s 479,853 metric tons 126,259 metric tons 353,594 metric tons Philippines
1990s 874,186 metric tons 283,235 metric tons 590,951 metric tons Philippines
2000s 1.79 million metric tons 1.43 million metric tons 363,853 metric tons Philippines
2010s 2.39 million metric tons 3.47 million metric tons 1.08 million metric tons Vietnam
2020s 2.30 million metric tons 5.12 million metric tons 2.81 million metric tons Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Philippines or Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 5.65 million metric tons against 2.22 million metric tons in Philippines as of 2024.
What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Philippines and Vietnam?
3.43 million metric tons, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Vietnam?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Philippines and Vietnam rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
Philippines ranks 7th and Vietnam ranks 4th 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

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.