Lebanon vs Syria: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Lebanon
988 metric tons
in 2024
Syria
1,165 metric tons
in 2024
Lebanon rank
134th
Syria rank
132nd
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Lebanon
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 1,165 metric tons against 988 metric tons in Lebanon, a difference of 177 metric tons.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.2 times Lebanon's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Syria has been ahead every year.
Lebanon ranks 134th and Syria ranks 132nd of 215 countries.
Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 0.5 metric tons | 0.5 metric tons | Syria |
| 1970s | 10 metric tons | 68.6 metric tons | 58.6 metric tons | Syria |
| 1980s | 180.5 metric tons | 1,894 metric tons | 1,714 metric tons | Syria |
| 1990s | 232 metric tons | 5,129 metric tons | 4,897 metric tons | Syria |
| 2000s | 757.9 metric tons | 7,773 metric tons | 7,015 metric tons | Syria |
| 2010s | 1,104 metric tons | 4,104 metric tons | 3,000 metric tons | Syria |
| 2020s | 956.6 metric tons | 1,617 metric tons | 660.4 metric tons | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Lebanon or Syria?
- Syria, at 1,165 metric tons against 988 metric tons in Lebanon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Lebanon and Syria?
- 177 metric tons, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Syria?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Lebanon and Syria rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Lebanon ranks 134th and Syria ranks 132nd 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.