Bulgaria vs Costa Rica: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Bulgaria
11,429 metric tons
in 2024
Costa Rica
12,168 metric tons
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
83rd
Costa Rica rank
81st
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Bulgaria
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 12,168 metric tons against 11,429 metric tons in Bulgaria, a difference of 739 metric tons.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 83rd and Costa Rica ranks 81st of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 4 and Costa Rica in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,570 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 3,570 metric tons | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 6,458 metric tons | 4.7 metric tons | 6,453 metric tons | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 12,545 metric tons | 168.1 metric tons | 12,377 metric tons | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 6,459 metric tons | 5,004 metric tons | 1,455 metric tons | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 3,817 metric tons | 20,495 metric tons | 16,678 metric tons | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 10,837 metric tons | 24,985 metric tons | 14,148 metric tons | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 11,277 metric tons | 15,797 metric tons | 4,520 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, Bulgaria or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 12,168 metric tons against 11,429 metric tons in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
- 739 metric tons, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Costa Rica rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Bulgaria ranks 83rd 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.