American Samoa vs Equatorial Guinea: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- American Samoa
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 21 metric tons against 15 metric tons in American Samoa, a difference of 6 metric tons.
That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.4 times American Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
American Samoa ranks 174th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 171st of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 3 and Equatorial Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | American Samoa | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1970s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1980s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1990s | 4.5 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 4.5 metric tons | American Samoa |
| 2000s | 12.7 metric tons | 2.4 metric tons | 10.3 metric tons | American Samoa |
| 2010s | 19.8 metric tons | 15.9 metric tons | 3.9 metric tons | American Samoa |
| 2020s | 16.2 metric tons | 19.4 metric tons | 3.2 metric tons | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, American Samoa or Equatorial Guinea?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 21 metric tons against 15 metric tons in American Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between American Samoa and Equatorial Guinea?
- 6 metric tons, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Equatorial Guinea?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do American Samoa and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- American Samoa ranks 174th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 171st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Aquaculture is the farming of aquatic organisms including fish, molluscs, crustaceans and aquatic plants. Capture fishery production is the volume of wild fish catches landed for all commercial, industrial, recreational and subsistence purposes.