Burkina Faso vs Liberia: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Burkina Faso
1,293 metric tons
in 2024
Liberia
1,350 metric tons
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
128th
Liberia rank
126th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Burkina Faso
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 1,350 metric tons against 1,293 metric tons in Burkina Faso, a difference of 57 metric tons.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Liberia ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 128th and Liberia ranks 126th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 4 and Liberia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1970s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1980s | 29 metric tons | 7.3 metric tons | 21.7 metric tons | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 15.6 metric tons | 4 metric tons | 11.6 metric tons | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 143.8 metric tons | 41.8 metric tons | 102 metric tons | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 340 metric tons | 319.5 metric tons | 20.5 metric tons | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 990.6 metric tons | 1,253 metric tons | 262.8 metric tons | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Burkina Faso or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 1,350 metric tons against 1,293 metric tons in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Burkina Faso and Liberia?
- 57 metric tons, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Liberia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Liberia rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Burkina Faso ranks 128th and Liberia ranks 126th 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.