Brazil vs Ecuador: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Brazil
882,935 metric tons
in 2024
Ecuador
1.24 million metric tons
in 2024
Brazil rank
14th
Ecuador rank
11th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Brazil
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 1.24 million metric tons against 882,935 metric tons in Brazil, a difference of 353,105 metric tons.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.4 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ecuador ahead.
Brazil ranks 14th and Ecuador ranks 11th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Ecuador in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 metric tons | 1 metric tons | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1970s | 466.5 metric tons | 1,826 metric tons | 1,360 metric tons | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 10,572 metric tons | 40,679 metric tons | 30,107 metric tons | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 59,114 metric tons | 110,039 metric tons | 50,925 metric tons | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 268,389 metric tons | 127,234 metric tons | 141,155 metric tons | Brazil |
| 2010s | 524,001 metric tons | 424,641 metric tons | 99,361 metric tons | Brazil |
| 2020s | 739,362 metric tons | 1.06 million metric tons | 316,047 metric tons | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Brazil or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 1.24 million metric tons against 882,935 metric tons in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Brazil and Ecuador?
- 353,105 metric tons, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Ecuador?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Ecuador rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Brazil ranks 14th and Ecuador ranks 11th 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.