Brazil vs Myanmar: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Brazil
882,935 metric tons
in 2024
Myanmar
1.21 million metric tons
in 2024
Brazil rank
14th
Myanmar rank
12th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Brazil
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 1.21 million metric tons against 882,935 metric tons in Brazil, a difference of 328,085 metric tons.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.4 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Myanmar ahead.
Brazil ranks 14th and Myanmar ranks 12th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Myanmar in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 metric tons | 295 metric tons | 294 metric tons | Myanmar |
| 1970s | 466.5 metric tons | 1,502 metric tons | 1,036 metric tons | Myanmar |
| 1980s | 10,572 metric tons | 4,613 metric tons | 5,958 metric tons | Brazil |
| 1990s | 59,114 metric tons | 55,715 metric tons | 3,399 metric tons | Brazil |
| 2000s | 268,389 metric tons | 418,190 metric tons | 149,801 metric tons | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 524,001 metric tons | 973,505 metric tons | 449,504 metric tons | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 739,362 metric tons | 1.18 million metric tons | 445,108 metric tons | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Brazil or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 1.21 million metric tons against 882,935 metric tons in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Brazil and Myanmar?
- 328,085 metric tons, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Myanmar?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Myanmar rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Brazil ranks 14th and Myanmar 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 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.