Botswana vs Saint Lucia: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Botswana
156 metric tons
in 2024
Saint Lucia
158.94 metric tons
in 2024
Botswana rank
152nd
Saint Lucia rank
151st
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Botswana
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 158.94 metric tons against 156 metric tons in Botswana, a difference of 2.94 metric tons.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Botswana ranks 152nd and Saint Lucia ranks 151st of 215 countries.
Saint Lucia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1970s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1980s | 0 metric tons | 37.5 metric tons | 37.5 metric tons | Saint Lucia |
| 1990s | 0 metric tons | 28.6 metric tons | 28.6 metric tons | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 0 metric tons | 13.1 metric tons | 13.1 metric tons | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 11.5 metric tons | 41.68 metric tons | 30.18 metric tons | Saint Lucia |
| 2020s | 160.4 metric tons | 165.66 metric tons | 5.26 metric tons | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Botswana or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 158.94 metric tons against 156 metric tons in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Botswana and Saint Lucia?
- 2.94 metric tons, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Saint Lucia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Saint Lucia rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Botswana ranks 152nd and Saint Lucia ranks 151st 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.