Laos vs Tanzania: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Laos
153,504 metric tons
in 2024
Tanzania
138,607 metric tons
in 2024
Laos rank
33rd
Tanzania rank
34th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Laos
- Tanzania
How they compare
Laos currently reports 153,504 metric tons against 138,607 metric tons in Tanzania, a difference of 14,897 metric tons.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tanzania ahead.
Laos ranks 33rd and Tanzania ranks 34th of 215 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41.6 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 41.6 metric tons | Laos |
| 1970s | 560 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 560 metric tons | Laos |
| 1980s | 3,990 metric tons | 153.6 metric tons | 3,836 metric tons | Laos |
| 1990s | 15,506 metric tons | 1,298 metric tons | 14,209 metric tons | Laos |
| 2000s | 60,413 metric tons | 3,142 metric tons | 57,271 metric tons | Laos |
| 2010s | 102,792 metric tons | 12,275 metric tons | 90,517 metric tons | Laos |
| 2020s | 141,352 metric tons | 84,078 metric tons | 57,274 metric tons | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Laos or Tanzania?
- Laos, at 153,504 metric tons against 138,607 metric tons in Tanzania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Laos and Tanzania?
- 14,897 metric tons, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Tanzania?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Laos and Tanzania rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Laos ranks 33rd and Tanzania ranks 34th 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.