Dominican Republic vs Malawi: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Dominican Republic
4,200 metric tons
in 2024
Malawi
4,800 metric tons
in 2024
Dominican Republic rank
106th
Malawi rank
103rd
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Dominican Republic
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 4,800 metric tons against 4,200 metric tons in Dominican Republic, a difference of 600 metric tons.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Dominican Republic's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malawi ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 106th and Malawi ranks 103rd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1970s | 0 metric tons | 11 metric tons | 11 metric tons | Malawi |
| 1980s | 136.8 metric tons | 152.8 metric tons | 16 metric tons | Malawi |
| 1990s | 1,227 metric tons | 263.9 metric tons | 963 metric tons | Dominican Republic |
| 2000s | 1,762 metric tons | 1,027 metric tons | 734.9 metric tons | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 2,141 metric tons | 5,926 metric tons | 3,784 metric tons | Malawi |
| 2020s | 3,798 metric tons | 7,214 metric tons | 3,416 metric tons | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Dominican Republic or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 4,800 metric tons against 4,200 metric tons in Dominican Republic as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Dominican Republic and Malawi?
- 600 metric tons, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Malawi?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Dominican Republic and Malawi rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Dominican Republic ranks 106th and Malawi ranks 103rd 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.