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
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
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.