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
- Poland
- Sri Lanka
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
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.