Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Myanmar
Myanmar: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 1.21 million metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Myanmar, 1960–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in metric tons.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 1.21 million metric tons for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Myanmar peaked at 1.21 million metric tons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 80 metric tons, in 1960.
That places Myanmar 12th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 295 metric tons | 80 metric tons | 620 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,502 metric tons | 730 metric tons | 2,500 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,613 metric tons | 2,790 metric tons | 6,947 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 55,715 metric tons | 7,087 metric tons | 91,114 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 418,190 metric tons | 98,912 metric tons | 779,296 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 973,505 metric tons | 819,156 metric tons | 1.13 million metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.18 million metric tons | 1.14 million metric tons | 1.21 million metric tons | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Myanmar?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Myanmar was 1.21 million metric tons in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 million metric tons in 2024.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 80 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Myanmar rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Myanmar ranks 12th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.