Fish, Seafood — Production in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Fish, Seafood — Production was 431 1000 t in 2023. ▬ Flat
Fish, Seafood — Production in Sri Lanka, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 431 1000 t for fish, seafood — production in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fish, seafood — production in Sri Lanka peaked at 525 1000 t in 2014 and was at its lowest, 397 1000 t, in 2010.
That places Sri Lanka 51st out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Fish, Seafood — Production in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 397 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 432 1000 t | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 458 1000 t | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 490 1000 t | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 525 1000 t | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 499 1000 t | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 517 1000 t | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 501 1000 t | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 510 1000 t | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 506 1000 t | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 429 1000 t | -15.2% |
| 2021 | 431 1000 t | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 431 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 431 1000 t | +0.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 431 1000 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38 1000 t, 11.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 431 1000 t is above the median for South Asia, which is 283 1000 t, 1.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 483.5 1000 t | 397 1000 t | 525 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 430.5 1000 t | 429 1000 t | 431 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 48 South Africa 493 1000 t compare
- 49 Ghana 482 1000 t compare
- 50 Namibia 467 1000 t compare
- 52 Mozambique 377 1000 t compare
- 53 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 367 1000 t compare
- 54 Melanesia 342 1000 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Sri Lanka
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 9.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0836 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 418.3 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.9172 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7955 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fish, seafood — production in Sri Lanka?
- Fish, seafood — production in Sri Lanka was 431 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fish, seafood — production recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 525 1000 t in 2014.
- What is the lowest fish, seafood — production recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 397 1000 t in 2010.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for fish, seafood — production?
- Sri Lanka ranks 51st out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fish, seafood — production rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Fish, Seafood — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.