Chile vs Myanmar: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Chile
1.42 million metric tons
in 2024
Myanmar
1.21 million metric tons
in 2024
Chile rank
10th
Myanmar rank
12th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Chile
- Myanmar
How they compare
Chile currently reports 1.42 million metric tons against 1.21 million metric tons in Myanmar, a difference of 209,470 metric tons.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.2 times Myanmar's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Myanmar ahead.
Chile ranks 10th and Myanmar ranks 12th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 5 and Myanmar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 133.8 metric tons | 295 metric tons | 161.2 metric tons | Myanmar |
| 1970s | 617 metric tons | 1,502 metric tons | 885 metric tons | Myanmar |
| 1980s | 13,601 metric tons | 4,613 metric tons | 8,988 metric tons | Chile |
| 1990s | 218,226 metric tons | 55,715 metric tons | 162,510 metric tons | Chile |
| 2000s | 710,728 metric tons | 418,190 metric tons | 292,538 metric tons | Chile |
| 2010s | 1.11 million metric tons | 973,505 metric tons | 131,849 metric tons | Chile |
| 2020s | 1.48 million metric tons | 1.18 million metric tons | 294,844 metric tons | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Chile or Myanmar?
- Chile, at 1.42 million metric tons against 1.21 million metric tons in Myanmar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Chile and Myanmar?
- 209,470 metric tons, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Myanmar?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Myanmar rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Chile ranks 10th and Myanmar ranks 12th 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.