American Samoa vs Palau: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
American Samoa
15 metric tons
in 2024
Palau
11 metric tons
in 2024
American Samoa rank
174th
Palau rank
176th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- American Samoa
- Palau
How they compare
American Samoa currently reports 15 metric tons against 11 metric tons in Palau, a difference of 4 metric tons.
That makes American Samoa's figure about 1.4 times Palau's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Palau ahead.
American Samoa ranks 174th and Palau ranks 176th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 3 and Palau in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | American Samoa | Palau | 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 | 0.3 metric tons | 0.3 metric tons | Palau |
| 1990s | 4.5 metric tons | 2 metric tons | 2.5 metric tons | American Samoa |
| 2000s | 12.7 metric tons | 10.69 metric tons | 2.01 metric tons | American Samoa |
| 2010s | 19.8 metric tons | 24.42 metric tons | 4.62 metric tons | Palau |
| 2020s | 16.2 metric tons | 11.64 metric tons | 4.56 metric tons | American Samoa |
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 Palau?
- American Samoa, at 15 metric tons against 11 metric tons in Palau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between American Samoa and Palau?
- 4 metric tons, with American Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Palau?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do American Samoa and Palau rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- American Samoa ranks 174th and Palau ranks 176th 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.