El Salvador vs Romania: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
El Salvador
11,868 metric tons
in 2024
Romania
10,058 metric tons
in 2024
El Salvador rank
82nd
Romania rank
85th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- El Salvador
- Romania
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 11,868 metric tons against 10,058 metric tons in Romania, a difference of 1,810 metric tons.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Romania ahead.
El Salvador ranks 82nd and Romania ranks 85th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 14,516 metric tons | 14,516 metric tons | Romania |
| 1970s | 0 metric tons | 30,567 metric tons | 30,567 metric tons | Romania |
| 1980s | 366.5 metric tons | 42,277 metric tons | 41,910 metric tons | Romania |
| 1990s | 517.8 metric tons | 19,411 metric tons | 18,893 metric tons | Romania |
| 2000s | 2,197 metric tons | 9,832 metric tons | 7,634 metric tons | Romania |
| 2010s | 6,623 metric tons | 10,969 metric tons | 4,346 metric tons | Romania |
| 2020s | 11,746 metric tons | 11,323 metric tons | 422.94 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, El Salvador or Romania?
- El Salvador, at 11,868 metric tons against 10,058 metric tons in Romania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between El Salvador and Romania?
- 1,810 metric tons, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Romania?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Romania rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- El Salvador ranks 82nd and Romania ranks 85th 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.