Ecuador vs Myanmar: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Ecuador
1.24 million metric tons
in 2024
Myanmar
1.21 million metric tons
in 2024
Ecuador rank
11th
Myanmar rank
12th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Ecuador
- Myanmar
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 1.24 million metric tons against 1.21 million metric tons in Myanmar, a difference of 25,020 metric tons.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Myanmar ahead.
Ecuador ranks 11th and Myanmar ranks 12th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 3 and Myanmar in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 metric tons | 295 metric tons | 294 metric tons | Myanmar |
| 1970s | 1,826 metric tons | 1,502 metric tons | 324.3 metric tons | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 40,679 metric tons | 4,613 metric tons | 36,066 metric tons | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 110,039 metric tons | 55,715 metric tons | 54,324 metric tons | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 127,234 metric tons | 418,190 metric tons | 290,956 metric tons | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 424,641 metric tons | 973,505 metric tons | 548,865 metric tons | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 1.06 million metric tons | 1.18 million metric tons | 129,061 metric tons | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Ecuador or Myanmar?
- Ecuador, at 1.24 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 Ecuador and Myanmar?
- 25,020 metric tons, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Myanmar?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Myanmar rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Ecuador ranks 11th 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.