Burkina Faso vs East Timor: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Burkina Faso
1,293 metric tons
in 2024
East Timor
1,255 metric tons
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
128th
East Timor rank
130th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Burkina Faso
- East Timor
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 1,293 metric tons against 1,255 metric tons in East Timor, a difference of 38 metric tons.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was East Timor ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 128th and East Timor ranks 130th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and East Timor in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | East Timor | 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 | 0 metric tons | 29 metric tons | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 15.6 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 15.6 metric tons | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 143.8 metric tons | 147.2 metric tons | 3.4 metric tons | East Timor |
| 2010s | 340 metric tons | 926.1 metric tons | 586.1 metric tons | East Timor |
| 2020s | 990.6 metric tons | 1,139 metric tons | 148.6 metric tons | East Timor |
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 East Timor?
- Burkina Faso, at 1,293 metric tons against 1,255 metric tons in East Timor as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Burkina Faso and East Timor?
- 38 metric tons, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and East Timor?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and East Timor rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Burkina Faso ranks 128th and East Timor ranks 130th 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.