Bangladesh vs Mexico: Capture fishery production
Bangladesh
2.04 million metric tons
in 2024
Mexico
1.92 million metric tons
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
11th
Mexico rank
12th
Capture fishery production over time
- Bangladesh
- Mexico
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 2.04 million metric tons against 1.92 million metric tons in Mexico, a difference of 119,590 metric tons.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 11th and Mexico ranks 12th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 4 and Mexico in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 495,247 metric tons | 276,546 metric tons | 218,701 metric tons | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 636,950 metric tons | 564,454 metric tons | 72,496 metric tons | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 619,207 metric tons | 1.34 million metric tons | 724,545 metric tons | Mexico |
| 1990s | 782,318 metric tons | 1.33 million metric tons | 549,131 metric tons | Mexico |
| 2000s | 1.31 million metric tons | 1.43 million metric tons | 118,906 metric tons | Mexico |
| 2010s | 1.69 million metric tons | 1.58 million metric tons | 110,824 metric tons | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 2.01 million metric tons | 1.74 million metric tons | 263,192 metric tons | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher capture fishery production, Bangladesh or Mexico?
- Bangladesh, at 2.04 million metric tons against 1.92 million metric tons in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in capture fishery production between Bangladesh and Mexico?
- 119,590 metric tons, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Mexico?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Mexico rank globally for capture fishery production?
- Bangladesh ranks 11th and Mexico ranks 12th 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 Capture fishery production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Capture (wild) fishery production does not include seafood produced from fish farming (aquaculture).