Bhutan vs Uruguay: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Bhutan
58 metric tons
in 2024
Uruguay
55.45 metric tons
in 2024
Bhutan rank
161st
Uruguay rank
162nd
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Bhutan
- Uruguay
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 58 metric tons against 55.45 metric tons in Uruguay, a difference of 2.55 metric tons.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uruguay ahead.
Bhutan ranks 161st and Uruguay ranks 162nd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Uruguay | 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 | 1.1 metric tons | 1.6 metric tons | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 31.1 metric tons | 13.8 metric tons | 17.3 metric tons | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 37.2 metric tons | 37.24 metric tons | 0.041 metric tons | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 139.7 metric tons | 125.56 metric tons | 14.14 metric tons | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 114 metric tons | 74.9 metric tons | 39.1 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 Uruguay?
- Bhutan, at 58 metric tons against 55.45 metric tons in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Bhutan and Uruguay?
- 2.55 metric tons, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Uruguay?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Uruguay rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Bhutan ranks 161st and Uruguay ranks 162nd 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.