Sri Lanka | Aquaculture production (metric tons)

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. Development relevance: Aquaculture is understood to mean the farming of aquatic organisms including fish, molluscs, crustaceans and aquatic plants. Farming implies some form of intervention in the rearing process to enhance production, such as regular stocking, feeding, protection from predators, etc. Farming also implies individual or corporate ownership of the stock being cultivated. For statistical purposes, aquatic organisms which are harvested by an individual of corporate body which has owned them throughout their rearing period contribute to aquaculture while aquatic organisms which are exploitable by public as a common property resource, with or without appropriate licences, are the harvest of fisheries. Statistical concept and methodology: Aquaculture production specifically refers to output from aquaculture activities, which are designated for final harvest for consumption. At this time, harvest for ornamental purposes is not included.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Records
63
Source
Sri Lanka | Aquaculture production (metric tons)
0 1960
0 1961
0 1962
0 1963
0 1964
0 1965
0 1966
0 1967
0 1968
0 1969
0 1970
5 1971
10 1972
20 1973
20 1974
20 1975
20 1976
20 1977
24 1978
27 1979
31 1980
47 1981
56 1982
70 1983
40 1984
280 1985
430 1986
530 1987
699 1988
730 1989
1030 1990
1530 1991
2030 1992
2530 1993
3130 1994
3359 1995
3632 1996
3680 1997
6570 1998
3900 1999
4420 2000
3610 2001
2651 2002
3462 2003
4003 2004
4304 2005
5652 2006
8233 2007
7474 2008
7548.68 2009
8058.14 2010
11912.22 2011
8839.76 2012
30881.3 2013
34220.3 2014
36037.75 2015
30974.22 2016
28756.16 2017
30921.46 2018
34087.49 2019
42118.9 2020
50977.22 2021
2022

Sri Lanka | Aquaculture production (metric tons)

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. Development relevance: Aquaculture is understood to mean the farming of aquatic organisms including fish, molluscs, crustaceans and aquatic plants. Farming implies some form of intervention in the rearing process to enhance production, such as regular stocking, feeding, protection from predators, etc. Farming also implies individual or corporate ownership of the stock being cultivated. For statistical purposes, aquatic organisms which are harvested by an individual of corporate body which has owned them throughout their rearing period contribute to aquaculture while aquatic organisms which are exploitable by public as a common property resource, with or without appropriate licences, are the harvest of fisheries. Statistical concept and methodology: Aquaculture production specifically refers to output from aquaculture activities, which are designated for final harvest for consumption. At this time, harvest for ornamental purposes is not included.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Records
63
Source