Papua New Guinea vs Sri Lanka: Capture fisheries production

Papua New Guinea
342,808 metric tons
in 2024
Sri Lanka
355,902 metric tons
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
48th
Sri Lanka rank
47th

Capture fisheries production over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 355,902 metric tons against 342,808 metric tons in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 13,094 metric tons.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 48th and Sri Lanka ranks 47th of 216 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 14,670 metric tons 77,414 metric tons 62,744 metric tons Sri Lanka
1970s 67,065 metric tons 115,093 metric tons 48,028 metric tons Sri Lanka
1980s 53,766 metric tons 195,670 metric tons 141,904 metric tons Sri Lanka
1990s 68,476 metric tons 243,137 metric tons 174,661 metric tons Sri Lanka
2000s 233,733 metric tons 295,051 metric tons 61,318 metric tons Sri Lanka
2010s 295,638 metric tons 458,934 metric tons 163,296 metric tons Sri Lanka
2020s 267,779 metric tons 356,163 metric tons 88,383 metric tons Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher capture fisheries production, Papua New Guinea or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 355,902 metric tons against 342,808 metric tons in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in capture fisheries production between Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka?
13,094 metric tons, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka rank globally for capture fisheries production?
Papua New Guinea ranks 48th 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

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
Last refreshed

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