Canada vs France: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Canada
160,518 metric tons
in 2024
France
189,039 metric tons
in 2024
Canada rank
31st
France rank
28th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Canada
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 189,039 metric tons against 160,518 metric tons in Canada, a difference of 28,521 metric tons.
That makes France's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was France ahead.
Canada ranks 31st and France ranks 28th of 215 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,208 metric tons | 108,586 metric tons | 105,378 metric tons | France |
| 1970s | 4,143 metric tons | 143,124 metric tons | 138,982 metric tons | France |
| 1980s | 11,751 metric tons | 214,403 metric tons | 202,652 metric tons | France |
| 1990s | 66,576 metric tons | 269,654 metric tons | 203,078 metric tons | France |
| 2000s | 155,575 metric tons | 244,398 metric tons | 88,823 metric tons | France |
| 2010s | 178,232 metric tons | 190,334 metric tons | 12,102 metric tons | France |
| 2020s | 166,005 metric tons | 193,692 metric tons | 27,686 metric tons | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Canada or France?
- France, at 189,039 metric tons against 160,518 metric tons in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Canada and France?
- 28,521 metric tons, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and France?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Canada and France rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Canada ranks 31st and France ranks 28th 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.