Venezuela vs Zambia: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Venezuela
81,797 metric tons
in 2024
Zambia
88,950 metric tons
in 2024
Venezuela rank
45th
Zambia rank
44th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Venezuela
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 88,950 metric tons against 81,797 metric tons in Venezuela, a difference of 7,153 metric tons.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Venezuela's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zambia ahead.
Venezuela ranks 45th and Zambia ranks 44th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Venezuela averaged higher in 6 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Venezuela | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.2 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 2.2 metric tons | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 129.9 metric tons | 2.6 metric tons | 127.3 metric tons | Venezuela |
| 1980s | 532.8 metric tons | 516.2 metric tons | 16.6 metric tons | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 5,360 metric tons | 3,872 metric tons | 1,488 metric tons | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 18,402 metric tons | 5,337 metric tons | 13,065 metric tons | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 25,731 metric tons | 20,733 metric tons | 4,998 metric tons | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 60,637 metric tons | 71,035 metric tons | 10,398 metric tons | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Venezuela or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 88,950 metric tons against 81,797 metric tons in Venezuela as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Venezuela and Zambia?
- 7,153 metric tons, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Venezuela and Zambia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Venezuela and Zambia rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Venezuela ranks 45th and Zambia ranks 44th 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.