Nigeria vs Spain: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Nigeria
258,230 metric tons
in 2024
Spain
246,201 metric tons
in 2024
Nigeria rank
24th
Spain rank
25th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Nigeria
- Spain
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 258,230 metric tons against 246,201 metric tons in Spain, a difference of 12,029 metric tons.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Spain ahead.
Nigeria ranks 24th and Spain ranks 25th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,812 metric tons | 55,000 metric tons | 52,188 metric tons | Spain |
| 1970s | 4,764 metric tons | 179,927 metric tons | 175,162 metric tons | Spain |
| 1980s | 8,805 metric tons | 242,337 metric tons | 233,532 metric tons | Spain |
| 1990s | 17,452 metric tons | 222,871 metric tons | 205,419 metric tons | Spain |
| 2000s | 67,743 metric tons | 276,329 metric tons | 208,586 metric tons | Spain |
| 2010s | 276,805 metric tons | 286,410 metric tons | 9,605 metric tons | Spain |
| 2020s | 262,704 metric tons | 262,582 metric tons | 122.2 metric tons | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Nigeria or Spain?
- Nigeria, at 258,230 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 Nigeria and Spain?
- 12,029 metric tons, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Spain?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Spain rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Nigeria ranks 24th 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.