Myanmar vs Thailand: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Myanmar
1.21 million metric tons
in 2024
Thailand
998,645 metric tons
in 2024
Myanmar rank
12th
Thailand rank
13th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Myanmar
- Thailand
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 1.21 million metric tons against 998,645 metric tons in Thailand, a difference of 212,375 metric tons.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.2 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Thailand ahead.
Myanmar ranks 12th and Thailand ranks 13th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 295 metric tons | 47,962 metric tons | 47,667 metric tons | Thailand |
| 1970s | 1,502 metric tons | 91,938 metric tons | 90,436 metric tons | Thailand |
| 1980s | 4,613 metric tons | 142,356 metric tons | 137,742 metric tons | Thailand |
| 1990s | 55,715 metric tons | 492,696 metric tons | 436,980 metric tons | Thailand |
| 2000s | 418,190 metric tons | 1.16 million metric tons | 742,590 metric tons | Thailand |
| 2010s | 973,505 metric tons | 1.03 million metric tons | 58,661 metric tons | Thailand |
| 2020s | 1.18 million metric tons | 1.00 million metric tons | 183,814 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, Myanmar or Thailand?
- Myanmar, at 1.21 million metric tons against 998,645 metric tons in Thailand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Myanmar and Thailand?
- 212,375 metric tons, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Thailand?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Myanmar and Thailand rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Myanmar ranks 12th and Thailand ranks 13th 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.