Lesotho vs Mauritius: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Lesotho
2,107 metric tons
in 2024
Mauritius
1,888 metric tons
in 2024
Lesotho rank
120th
Mauritius rank
122nd
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Lesotho
- Mauritius
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 2,107 metric tons against 1,888 metric tons in Mauritius, a difference of 219 metric tons.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Mauritius's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mauritius ahead.
Lesotho ranks 120th and Mauritius ranks 122nd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Mauritius in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1970s | 13.3 metric tons | 2.1 metric tons | 11.2 metric tons | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 21.9 metric tons | 46.7 metric tons | 24.8 metric tons | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 14.2 metric tons | 114.3 metric tons | 100.1 metric tons | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 36.26 metric tons | 228.54 metric tons | 192.28 metric tons | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 1,132 metric tons | 1,116 metric tons | 15.39 metric tons | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 2,013 metric tons | 2,280 metric tons | 266.97 metric tons | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Lesotho or Mauritius?
- Lesotho, at 2,107 metric tons against 1,888 metric tons in Mauritius as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Lesotho and Mauritius?
- 219 metric tons, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Mauritius?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Mauritius rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Lesotho ranks 120th and Mauritius ranks 122nd 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.