Sri Lanka - Fisheries production

Aquaculture production (metric tons)

The value for Aquaculture production (metric tons) in Sri Lanka was 30,921.46 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 58 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 36,037.75 in 2015 and a minimum value of 0.00 in 1960.

Definition: Aquaculture is understood to mean the farming of aquatic organisms including fish, molluscs, crustaceans and aquatic plants. Aquaculture production specifically refers to output from aquaculture activities, which are designated for final harvest for consumption.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization.

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Year Value
1960 0.00
1961 0.00
1962 0.00
1963 0.00
1964 0.00
1965 0.00
1966 0.00
1967 0.00
1968 0.00
1969 0.00
1970 0.00
1971 5.00
1972 10.00
1973 20.00
1974 20.00
1975 20.00
1976 20.00
1977 20.00
1978 24.00
1979 27.00
1980 31.00
1981 47.00
1982 56.00
1983 70.00
1984 40.00
1985 280.00
1986 430.00
1987 530.00
1988 699.00
1989 730.00
1990 1,030.00
1991 1,530.00
1992 2,030.00
1993 2,530.00
1994 3,130.00
1995 3,359.00
1996 3,632.00
1997 3,680.00
1998 6,570.00
1999 3,900.00
2000 4,420.00
2001 3,610.00
2002 2,651.00
2003 3,462.00
2004 4,003.00
2005 4,304.00
2006 5,652.00
2007 8,233.00
2008 7,474.00
2009 7,548.68
2010 8,058.14
2011 11,912.22
2012 8,839.76
2013 30,881.30
2014 34,220.30
2015 36,037.75
2016 30,974.22
2017 28,756.16
2018 30,921.46

Capture fisheries production (metric tons)

The value for Capture fisheries production (metric tons) in Sri Lanka was 510,537 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 58 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 530,482 in 2014 and a minimum value of 48,103 in 1960.

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

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization.

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Year Value
1960 48,103
1961 59,628
1962 73,471
1963 71,614
1964 91,125
1965 74,632
1966 79,973
1967 82,237
1968 98,302
1969 95,060
1970 89,241
1971 74,980
1972 91,867
1973 96,528
1974 100,469
1975 109,215
1976 131,643
1977 136,145
1978 156,083
1979 164,763
1980 183,416
1981 201,904
1982 216,283
1983 220,430
1984 162,462
1985 177,379
1986 183,568
1987 186,624
1988 204,875
1989 219,756
1990 182,893
1991 210,271
1992 204,433
1993 229,671
1994 245,587
1995 234,527
1996 260,186
1997 270,507
1998 283,120
1999 310,173
2000 296,750
2001 267,550
2002 272,602
2003 319,759
2004 332,854
2005 216,663
2006 278,603
2007 304,903
2008 323,888
2009 336,942
2010 390,187
2011 428,204
2012 475,801
2013 494,436
2014 530,482
2015 502,062
2016 520,931
2017 507,979
2018 510,537

Total fisheries production (metric tons)

The value for Total fisheries production (metric tons) in Sri Lanka was 541,458 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 58 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 564,702 in 2014 and a minimum value of 48,103 in 1960.

Definition: Total fisheries production measures the volume of aquatic species caught by a country for all commercial, industrial, recreational and subsistence purposes. The harvest from mariculture, aquaculture and other kinds of fish farming is also included.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization.

See also:

Year Value
1960 48,103
1961 59,628
1962 73,471
1963 71,614
1964 91,125
1965 74,632
1966 79,973
1967 82,237
1968 98,302
1969 95,060
1970 89,241
1971 74,985
1972 91,877
1973 96,548
1974 100,489
1975 109,235
1976 131,663
1977 136,165
1978 156,107
1979 164,790
1980 183,447
1981 201,951
1982 216,339
1983 220,500
1984 162,502
1985 177,659
1986 183,998
1987 187,154
1988 205,574
1989 220,486
1990 183,923
1991 211,801
1992 206,463
1993 232,201
1994 248,717
1995 237,886
1996 263,818
1997 274,187
1998 289,690
1999 314,073
2000 301,170
2001 271,160
2002 275,253
2003 323,221
2004 336,857
2005 220,967
2006 284,255
2007 313,136
2008 331,362
2009 344,491
2010 398,245
2011 440,116
2012 484,641
2013 525,317
2014 564,702
2015 538,100
2016 551,905
2017 536,735
2018 541,458

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Agricultural production