Mexico vs Nigeria: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Mexico
273,739 metric tons
in 2024
Nigeria
258,230 metric tons
in 2024
Mexico rank
23rd
Nigeria rank
24th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Mexico
- Nigeria
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 273,739 metric tons against 258,230 metric tons in Nigeria, a difference of 15,509 metric tons.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.
Mexico ranks 23rd and Nigeria ranks 24th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 116.4 metric tons | 2,812 metric tons | 2,695 metric tons | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 2,561 metric tons | 4,764 metric tons | 2,203 metric tons | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 13,240 metric tons | 8,805 metric tons | 4,435 metric tons | Mexico |
| 1990s | 31,956 metric tons | 17,452 metric tons | 14,504 metric tons | Mexico |
| 2000s | 113,638 metric tons | 67,743 metric tons | 45,895 metric tons | Mexico |
| 2010s | 193,997 metric tons | 276,805 metric tons | 82,808 metric tons | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 288,552 metric tons | 262,704 metric tons | 25,847 metric tons | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Mexico or Nigeria?
- Mexico, at 273,739 metric tons against 258,230 metric tons in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Mexico and Nigeria?
- 15,509 metric tons, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Nigeria?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and Nigeria rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Mexico ranks 23rd and Nigeria ranks 24th 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.