Canada vs Laos: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Canada
160,518 metric tons
in 2024
Laos
153,504 metric tons
in 2024
Canada rank
31st
Laos rank
33rd
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Canada
- Laos
How they compare
Canada currently reports 160,518 metric tons against 153,504 metric tons in Laos, a difference of 7,014 metric tons.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 31st and Laos ranks 33rd of 215 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,208 metric tons | 41.6 metric tons | 3,167 metric tons | Canada |
| 1970s | 4,143 metric tons | 560 metric tons | 3,583 metric tons | Canada |
| 1980s | 11,751 metric tons | 3,990 metric tons | 7,761 metric tons | Canada |
| 1990s | 66,576 metric tons | 15,506 metric tons | 51,070 metric tons | Canada |
| 2000s | 155,575 metric tons | 60,413 metric tons | 95,162 metric tons | Canada |
| 2010s | 178,232 metric tons | 102,792 metric tons | 75,440 metric tons | Canada |
| 2020s | 166,005 metric tons | 141,352 metric tons | 24,653 metric tons | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Canada or Laos?
- Canada, at 160,518 metric tons against 153,504 metric tons in Laos as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Canada and Laos?
- 7,014 metric tons, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Laos?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Laos rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Canada ranks 31st and Laos ranks 33rd 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.