Botswana vs Tonga: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Botswana
156 metric tons
in 2024
Tonga
113 metric tons
in 2024
Botswana rank
152nd
Tonga rank
154th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Botswana
- Tonga
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 156 metric tons against 113 metric tons in Tonga, a difference of 43 metric tons.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.4 times Tonga's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tonga ahead.
Botswana ranks 152nd and Tonga ranks 154th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Tonga in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Tonga | 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 | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1990s | 0 metric tons | 1 metric tons | 1 metric tons | Tonga |
| 2000s | 0 metric tons | 101.33 metric tons | 101.33 metric tons | Tonga |
| 2010s | 11.5 metric tons | 143.89 metric tons | 132.39 metric tons | Tonga |
| 2020s | 160.4 metric tons | 104.74 metric tons | 55.66 metric tons | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Botswana or Tonga?
- Botswana, at 156 metric tons against 113 metric tons in Tonga as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Botswana and Tonga?
- 43 metric tons, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Tonga?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Tonga rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Botswana ranks 152nd and Tonga ranks 154th 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 is the farming of aquatic organisms including fish, molluscs, crustaceans and aquatic plants. Capture fishery production is the volume of wild fish catches landed for all commercial, industrial, recreational and subsistence purposes.