Bhutan vs Gambia: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Bhutan
58 metric tons
in 2024
Gambia
63 metric tons
in 2024
Bhutan rank
161st
Gambia rank
159th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Bhutan
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 63 metric tons against 58 metric tons in Bhutan, a difference of 5 metric tons.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Gambia ahead.
Bhutan ranks 161st and Gambia ranks 159th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 4 and Gambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1970s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1980s | 2.7 metric tons | 5.3 metric tons | 2.6 metric tons | Gambia |
| 1990s | 31.1 metric tons | 7.6 metric tons | 23.5 metric tons | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 37.2 metric tons | 18.4 metric tons | 18.8 metric tons | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 139.7 metric tons | 45.9 metric tons | 93.8 metric tons | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 114 metric tons | 57.8 metric tons | 56.2 metric tons | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Bhutan or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 63 metric tons against 58 metric tons in Bhutan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Bhutan and Gambia?
- 5 metric tons, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Gambia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Gambia rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Bhutan ranks 161st and Gambia ranks 159th 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.