Jamaica vs Latvia: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture

Jamaica
675 metric tons
in 2024
Latvia
742.01 metric tons
in 2024
Jamaica rank
138th
Latvia rank
136th

Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time

  • Jamaica
  • Latvia
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How they compare

Latvia currently reports 742.01 metric tons against 675 metric tons in Jamaica, a difference of 67.01 metric tons.

That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 138th and Latvia ranks 136th of 215 countries.

Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Latvia Difference Ahead
1990s 3,510 metric tons 460.38 metric tons 3,050 metric tons Jamaica
2000s 5,312 metric tons 533.72 metric tons 4,778 metric tons Jamaica
2010s 1,302 metric tons 689.55 metric tons 612.05 metric tons Jamaica
2020s 883.87 metric tons 802.97 metric tons 80.9 metric tons Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Jamaica or Latvia?
Latvia, at 742.01 metric tons against 675 metric tons in Jamaica as of 2024.
What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Jamaica and Latvia?
67.01 metric tons, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Latvia?
33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do Jamaica and Latvia rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
Jamaica ranks 138th and Latvia ranks 136th 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

Indicator
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Unit
metric tons
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 12,849 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.