Afghanistan vs Costa Rica: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Afghanistan
12,170 metric tons
in 2024
Costa Rica
12,168 metric tons
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
80th
Costa Rica rank
81st
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Afghanistan
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 12,170 metric tons against 12,168 metric tons in Costa Rica, a difference of 2 metric tons.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 80th and Costa Rica ranks 81st of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Costa Rica in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 6 metric tons | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 104 metric tons | 4.7 metric tons | 99.3 metric tons | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 170 metric tons | 168.1 metric tons | 1.9 metric tons | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 300 metric tons | 5,004 metric tons | 4,704 metric tons | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 675 metric tons | 20,495 metric tons | 19,820 metric tons | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 5,263 metric tons | 24,985 metric tons | 19,722 metric tons | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 11,106 metric tons | 15,797 metric tons | 4,691 metric tons | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Afghanistan or Costa Rica?
- Afghanistan, at 12,170 metric tons against 12,168 metric tons in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Afghanistan and Costa Rica?
- 2 metric tons, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Costa Rica?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Costa Rica rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Afghanistan ranks 80th and Costa Rica ranks 81st 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.