Afghanistan vs Argentina: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Afghanistan
12,170 metric tons
in 2024
Argentina
12,175 metric tons
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
80th
Argentina rank
79th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Afghanistan
- Argentina
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 12,175 metric tons against 12,170 metric tons in Afghanistan, a difference of 5 metric tons.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Argentina ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 80th and Argentina ranks 79th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Argentina in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Argentina | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6 metric tons | 5.1 metric tons | 0.9 metric tons | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 104 metric tons | 42.9 metric tons | 61.1 metric tons | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 170 metric tons | 215.7 metric tons | 45.7 metric tons | Argentina |
| 1990s | 300 metric tons | 889 metric tons | 589 metric tons | Argentina |
| 2000s | 675 metric tons | 2,090 metric tons | 1,415 metric tons | Argentina |
| 2010s | 5,263 metric tons | 3,334 metric tons | 1,929 metric tons | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 11,106 metric tons | 5,897 metric tons | 5,209 metric tons | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Afghanistan or Argentina?
- Argentina, at 12,175 metric tons against 12,170 metric tons in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Afghanistan and Argentina?
- 5 metric tons, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Argentina?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Argentina rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Afghanistan ranks 80th and Argentina ranks 79th 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 means raising fish and other seafood — including molluscs, crustaceans and aquatic plants — in farms. Capture fishery production is how much wild fish is caught, whether for commercial, industrial, recreational, or subsistence use.