Which has higher fish and seafood production, Costa Rica or Suriname?

Suriname, at 38,000 tonnes against 37,000 tonnes in Costa Rica as of 2023.

What is the difference in fish and seafood production between Costa Rica and Suriname?

1,000 tonnes, with Suriname ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Suriname?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fish and seafood production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Suriname: Fish and seafood production

Costa Rica

37,000 tonnes

in 2023

Suriname

38,000 tonnes

in 2023

Costa Rica rank

116th

Suriname rank

115th

Fish and seafood production over time

Costa Rica
Suriname

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 38,000 tonnes against 37,000 tonnes in Costa Rica, a difference of 1,000 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Suriname ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 116th and Suriname ranks 115th of 192 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Suriname in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Suriname	Difference	Ahead
1960s	3,356 tonnes	4,400 tonnes	1,044 tonnes	Suriname
1970s	14,834 tonnes	5,870 tonnes	8,964 tonnes	Costa Rica
1980s	16,819 tonnes	3,974 tonnes	12,845 tonnes	Costa Rica
1990s	25,532 tonnes	12,146 tonnes	13,386 tonnes	Costa Rica
2000s	46,640 tonnes	27,590 tonnes	19,050 tonnes	Costa Rica
2010s	40,500 tonnes	41,700 tonnes	1,200 tonnes	Suriname
2020s	37,000 tonnes	38,000 tonnes	1,000 tonnes	Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fish and seafood production, Costa Rica or Suriname?: Suriname, at 38,000 tonnes against 37,000 tonnes in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in fish and seafood production between Costa Rica and Suriname?: 1,000 tonnes, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Suriname?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Suriname rank globally for fish and seafood production?: Costa Rica ranks 116th and Suriname ranks 115th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fish and seafood production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Fish and seafood production
Unit: tonnes
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 10,195 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Fish and seafood production is measured as the sum of seafood from wild catch and fish farming (aquaculture).