Japan vs Myanmar: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Japan
802,045 metric tons
in 2024
Myanmar
1.21 million metric tons
in 2024
Japan rank
15th
Myanmar rank
12th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Japan
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 1.21 million metric tons against 802,045 metric tons in Japan, a difference of 408,975 metric tons.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.5 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 15th and Myanmar ranks 12th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 6 and Myanmar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 433,291 metric tons | 295 metric tons | 432,996 metric tons | Japan |
| 1970s | 845,996 metric tons | 1,502 metric tons | 844,494 metric tons | Japan |
| 1980s | 1.20 million metric tons | 4,613 metric tons | 1.20 million metric tons | Japan |
| 1990s | 1.36 million metric tons | 55,715 metric tons | 1.30 million metric tons | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.27 million metric tons | 418,190 metric tons | 856,240 metric tons | Japan |
| 2010s | 1.04 million metric tons | 973,505 metric tons | 62,607 metric tons | Japan |
| 2020s | 917,225 metric tons | 1.18 million metric tons | 267,245 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, Japan or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 1.21 million metric tons against 802,045 metric tons in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Japan and Myanmar?
- 408,975 metric tons, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Myanmar?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Myanmar rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Japan ranks 15th 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.