Bolivia vs Panama: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Bolivia
17,001 metric tons
in 2024
Panama
18,038 metric tons
in 2024
Bolivia rank
72nd
Panama rank
69th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Bolivia
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 18,038 metric tons against 17,001 metric tons in Bolivia, a difference of 1,037 metric tons.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Bolivia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Panama ahead.
Bolivia ranks 72nd and Panama ranks 69th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 1 and Panama in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1970s | 0 metric tons | 13.2 metric tons | 13.2 metric tons | Panama |
| 1980s | 92.8 metric tons | 2,204 metric tons | 2,111 metric tons | Panama |
| 1990s | 772.6 metric tons | 4,989 metric tons | 4,217 metric tons | Panama |
| 2000s | 765.4 metric tons | 6,227 metric tons | 5,461 metric tons | Panama |
| 2010s | 4,616 metric tons | 8,554 metric tons | 3,938 metric tons | Panama |
| 2020s | 20,379 metric tons | 10,590 metric tons | 9,789 metric tons | Bolivia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Bolivia or Panama?
- Panama, at 18,038 metric tons against 17,001 metric tons in Bolivia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Bolivia and Panama?
- 1,037 metric tons, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Panama?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Bolivia and Panama rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Bolivia ranks 72nd and Panama ranks 69th 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.