Bulgaria vs El Salvador: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Bulgaria
11,429 metric tons
in 2024
El Salvador
11,868 metric tons
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
83rd
El Salvador rank
82nd
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Bulgaria
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 11,868 metric tons against 11,429 metric tons in Bulgaria, a difference of 439 metric tons.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 83rd and El Salvador ranks 82nd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 6 and El Salvador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,570 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 3,570 metric tons | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 6,458 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 6,458 metric tons | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 12,545 metric tons | 366.5 metric tons | 12,178 metric tons | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 6,459 metric tons | 517.8 metric tons | 5,941 metric tons | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 3,817 metric tons | 2,197 metric tons | 1,619 metric tons | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 10,837 metric tons | 6,623 metric tons | 4,214 metric tons | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 11,277 metric tons | 11,746 metric tons | 468.96 metric tons | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Bulgaria or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 11,868 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 El Salvador?
- 439 metric tons, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and El Salvador?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and El Salvador rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Bulgaria ranks 83rd and El Salvador ranks 82nd 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.