Colombia vs Saudi Arabia: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Colombia
210,520 metric tons
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
161,883 metric tons
in 2024
Colombia rank
27th
Saudi Arabia rank
30th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Colombia
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 210,520 metric tons against 161,883 metric tons in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 48,637 metric tons.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.3 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Colombia ranks 27th and Saudi Arabia ranks 30th of 215 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1970s | 55.9 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 55.9 metric tons | Colombia |
| 1980s | 1,493 metric tons | 173.9 metric tons | 1,319 metric tons | Colombia |
| 1990s | 30,554 metric tons | 3,320 metric tons | 27,234 metric tons | Colombia |
| 2000s | 64,409 metric tons | 14,112 metric tons | 50,298 metric tons | Colombia |
| 2010s | 105,991 metric tons | 36,089 metric tons | 69,902 metric tons | Colombia |
| 2020s | 198,063 metric tons | 127,270 metric tons | 70,792 metric tons | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Colombia or Saudi Arabia?
- Colombia, at 210,520 metric tons against 161,883 metric tons in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Colombia and Saudi Arabia?
- 48,637 metric tons, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Saudi Arabia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Saudi Arabia rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Colombia ranks 27th and Saudi Arabia ranks 30th 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.