Cambodia vs Spain: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Cambodia
320,282 metric tons
in 2024
Spain
246,201 metric tons
in 2024
Cambodia rank
22nd
Spain rank
25th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Cambodia
- Spain
How they compare
Cambodia currently reports 320,282 metric tons against 246,201 metric tons in Spain, a difference of 74,081 metric tons.
That makes Cambodia's figure about 1.3 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Spain ahead.
Cambodia ranks 22nd and Spain ranks 25th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 55,000 metric tons | 55,000 metric tons | Spain |
| 1970s | 9.3 metric tons | 179,927 metric tons | 179,917 metric tons | Spain |
| 1980s | 2,119 metric tons | 242,337 metric tons | 240,218 metric tons | Spain |
| 1990s | 9,776 metric tons | 222,871 metric tons | 213,095 metric tons | Spain |
| 2000s | 32,426 metric tons | 276,329 metric tons | 243,903 metric tons | Spain |
| 2010s | 150,251 metric tons | 286,410 metric tons | 136,158 metric tons | Spain |
| 2020s | 342,726 metric tons | 262,582 metric tons | 80,144 metric tons | Cambodia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Cambodia or Spain?
- Cambodia, at 320,282 metric tons against 246,201 metric tons in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Cambodia and Spain?
- 74,081 metric tons, with Cambodia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Spain?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Cambodia and Spain rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Cambodia ranks 22nd and Spain ranks 25th 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.