Poland vs Sri Lanka: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture

Poland
43,554 metric tons
in 2024
Sri Lanka
56,118 metric tons
in 2024
Poland rank
49th
Sri Lanka rank
47th

Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time

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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 56,118 metric tons against 43,554 metric tons in Poland, a difference of 12,564 metric tons.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.3 times Poland's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Poland ahead.

Poland ranks 49th and Sri Lanka ranks 47th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 6 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Poland Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 9,880 metric tons 0 metric tons 9,880 metric tons Poland
1970s 12,818 metric tons 16.6 metric tons 12,802 metric tons Poland
1980s 18,586 metric tons 291.3 metric tons 18,295 metric tons Poland
1990s 27,420 metric tons 3,139 metric tons 24,281 metric tons Poland
2000s 35,726 metric tons 5,136 metric tons 30,590 metric tons Poland
2010s 34,833 metric tons 25,469 metric tons 9,364 metric tons Poland
2020s 42,290 metric tons 53,837 metric tons 11,547 metric tons Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Poland or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 56,118 metric tons against 43,554 metric tons in Poland as of 2024.
What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Poland and Sri Lanka?
12,564 metric tons, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Sri Lanka?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Poland and Sri Lanka rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
Poland ranks 49th and Sri Lanka ranks 47th 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

Indicator
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Unit
metric tons
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 12,849 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.