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

Latest (2024)
1.21 million metric tons
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
12th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.21 million metric tons
in 2024
All-time low
80 metric tons
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Myanmar, 1960–2024

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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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Myanmar

  1. 9 Egypt 1.60 million metric tons compare
  2. 10 Chile 1.42 million metric tons compare
  3. 11 Ecuador 1.24 million metric tons compare
  4. 13 Thailand 998,645 metric tons compare
  5. 14 Brazil 882,935 metric tons compare
  6. 15 Japan 802,045 metric tons compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

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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

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
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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.