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
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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About this data
Capture fisheries production measures the volume of fish catches landed by a country for all commercial, industrial, recreational and subsistence purposes.