Chile vs Ecuador: Aquaculture production

Chile

1.42 million metric tons

in 2024

Ecuador

1.24 million metric tons

in 2024

Chile rank

10th

Ecuador rank

11th

Aquaculture production over time

Chile
Ecuador

How they compare

Chile currently reports 1.42 million metric tons against 1.24 million metric tons in Ecuador, a difference of 184,450 metric tons.

That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Chile ahead.

Globally, Chile ranks 10th and Ecuador ranks 11th of 216 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Aquaculture production (metric tons)
Unit: metric tons
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization., Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,967 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Aquaculture is understood to mean the farming of aquatic organisms including fish, molluscs, crustaceans and aquatic plants. Aquaculture production specifically refers to output from aquaculture activities, which are designated for final harvest for consumption.