Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square was 0.9843 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Sri Lanka is 0.9843 metric tons per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 99.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.9843 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Sri Lanka 25th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1963 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1964 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1965 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1967 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1968 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1969 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1970 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1972 | 0.0002 metric tons per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0003 metric tons per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0003 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0003 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0003 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0003 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0004 metric tons per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0004 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0005 metric tons per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0007 metric tons per square kilometre | +51.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0009 metric tons per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0011 metric tons per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0006 metric tons per square kilometre | -42.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0045 metric tons per square kilometre | +600.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0069 metric tons per square kilometre | +53.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0085 metric tons per square kilometre | +23.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0111 metric tons per square kilometre | +31.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0116 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0164 metric tons per square kilometre | +41.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0244 metric tons per square kilometre | +48.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0324 metric tons per square kilometre | +32.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0403 metric tons per square kilometre | +24.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0499 metric tons per square kilometre | +23.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0536 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0579 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0587 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1048 metric tons per square kilometre | +78.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0622 metric tons per square kilometre | -40.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0705 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0576 metric tons per square kilometre | -18.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0423 metric tons per square kilometre | -26.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0552 metric tons per square kilometre | +30.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0638 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0686 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0901 metric tons per square kilometre | +31.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1313 metric tons per square kilometre | +45.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1192 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1204 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1285 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 0.19 metric tons per square kilometre | +47.8% |
| 2012 | 0.141 metric tons per square kilometre | -25.8% |
| 2013 | 0.4924 metric tons per square kilometre | +249.3% |
| 2014 | 0.5457 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2015 | 0.5823 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 0.5004 metric tons per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4646 metric tons per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4998 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 0.551 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2020 | 0.6809 metric tons per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 2021 | 0.8241 metric tons per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9551 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9843 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.1% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.9843 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0754 metric tons per square kilometre, 13.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.9843 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.8156 metric tons per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +600.0% | 0.0006 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0045 metric tons per square kilometre |
| 2013 | +249.3% | 0.141 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.4924 metric tons per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0003 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0004 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0046 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0005 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0116 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0501 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0164 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1048 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0819 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0423 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1313 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4096 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1285 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.5823 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8611 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.6809 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.9843 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 22 Netherlands 1.24 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 23 Mauritius 1.18 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 24 Greece 1.1 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 26 Honduras 0.9185 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 27 Armenia 0.8795 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 28 Denmark 0.8284 metric tons per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Sri Lanka
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.316 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1784 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1604 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9713 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Sri Lanka?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Sri Lanka was 0.9843 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9843 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square?
- Sri Lanka ranks 25th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.