Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 56,118 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Sri Lanka, 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
Sri Lanka recorded 56,118 metric tons for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in 2024.
The figure is down 7.8% on the previous year and up 64.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Sri Lanka peaked at 60,888 metric tons in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
That places Sri Lanka 47th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 16.6 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 27 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 291.3 metric tons | 31 metric tons | 730 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,139 metric tons | 1,030 metric tons | 6,570 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,136 metric tons | 2,651 metric tons | 8,233 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 25,469 metric tons | 8,058 metric tons | 36,038 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 53,837 metric tons | 42,119 metric tons | 60,888 metric tons | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Sri Lanka?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Sri Lanka was 56,118 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 60,888 metric tons in 2023.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Sri Lanka ranks 47th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.