New Zealand vs Sri Lanka: Capture fisheries production

New Zealand
324,447 metric tons
in 2024
Sri Lanka
355,902 metric tons
in 2024
New Zealand rank
50th
Sri Lanka rank
47th

Capture fisheries production over time

  • New Zealand
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 355,902 metric tons against 324,447 metric tons in New Zealand, a difference of 31,455 metric tons.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 50th and Sri Lanka ranks 47th of 216 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 50,537 metric tons 77,414 metric tons 26,878 metric tons Sri Lanka
1970s 73,664 metric tons 115,093 metric tons 41,429 metric tons Sri Lanka
1980s 213,954 metric tons 195,670 metric tons 18,285 metric tons New Zealand
1990s 497,333 metric tons 243,137 metric tons 254,197 metric tons New Zealand
2000s 521,896 metric tons 295,051 metric tons 226,845 metric tons New Zealand
2010s 430,880 metric tons 458,934 metric tons 28,054 metric tons Sri Lanka
2020s 341,496 metric tons 356,163 metric tons 14,667 metric tons Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher capture fisheries production, New Zealand or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 355,902 metric tons against 324,447 metric tons in New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in capture fisheries production between New Zealand and Sri Lanka?
31,455 metric tons, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Sri Lanka?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do New Zealand and Sri Lanka rank globally for capture fisheries production?
New Zealand ranks 50th and Sri Lanka ranks 47th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization., Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Capture fisheries production (metric tons). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Capture fisheries production (metric tons)
Unit
metric tons
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization., Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 16,030 data points, 1960–2024
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Capture fisheries production measures the volume of fish catches landed by a country for all commercial, industrial, recreational and subsistence purposes.