Fiji vs Jamaica: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Fiji
580 metric tons
in 2024
Jamaica
675 metric tons
in 2024
Fiji rank
140th
Jamaica rank
138th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Fiji
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 675 metric tons against 580 metric tons in Fiji, a difference of 95 metric tons.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.2 times Fiji's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Jamaica ahead.
Fiji ranks 140th and Jamaica ranks 138th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 1 and Jamaica in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1970s | 0 metric tons | 6.5 metric tons | 6.5 metric tons | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 3,145 metric tons | 1,107 metric tons | 2,039 metric tons | Fiji |
| 1990s | 3,445 metric tons | 3,462 metric tons | 17.51 metric tons | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 1,865 metric tons | 5,312 metric tons | 3,447 metric tons | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 520.25 metric tons | 1,302 metric tons | 781.35 metric tons | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 372.34 metric tons | 883.87 metric tons | 511.53 metric tons | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Fiji or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 675 metric tons against 580 metric tons in Fiji as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Fiji and Jamaica?
- 95 metric tons, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Jamaica?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Fiji and Jamaica rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Fiji ranks 140th and Jamaica ranks 138th 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.