Sri Lanka vs Venezuela: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Sri Lanka
56,118 metric tons
in 2024
Venezuela
81,797 metric tons
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
47th
Venezuela rank
45th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Sri Lanka
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 81,797 metric tons against 56,118 metric tons in Sri Lanka, a difference of 25,679 metric tons.
That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.5 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Venezuela ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 47th and Venezuela ranks 45th of 215 countries.
Venezuela has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 2.2 metric tons | 2.2 metric tons | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 16.6 metric tons | 129.9 metric tons | 113.3 metric tons | Venezuela |
| 1980s | 291.3 metric tons | 532.8 metric tons | 241.5 metric tons | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 3,139 metric tons | 5,360 metric tons | 2,221 metric tons | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 5,136 metric tons | 18,402 metric tons | 13,267 metric tons | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 25,469 metric tons | 25,731 metric tons | 261.79 metric tons | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 53,837 metric tons | 60,637 metric tons | 6,800 metric tons | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Sri Lanka or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 81,797 metric tons against 56,118 metric tons in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Sri Lanka and Venezuela?
- 25,679 metric tons, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Venezuela?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Sri Lanka and Venezuela rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Sri Lanka ranks 47th and Venezuela ranks 45th 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.