French Polynesia vs Syria: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
French Polynesia
1,247 metric tons
in 2024
Syria
1,165 metric tons
in 2024
French Polynesia rank
131st
Syria rank
132nd
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- French Polynesia
- Syria
How they compare
French Polynesia currently reports 1,247 metric tons against 1,165 metric tons in Syria, a difference of 82 metric tons.
That makes French Polynesia's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Syria ahead.
French Polynesia ranks 131st and Syria ranks 132nd of 215 countries.
Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | French Polynesia | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 0.5 metric tons | 0.5 metric tons | Syria |
| 1970s | 1.65 metric tons | 68.6 metric tons | 66.95 metric tons | Syria |
| 1980s | 47.08 metric tons | 1,894 metric tons | 1,847 metric tons | Syria |
| 1990s | 487.62 metric tons | 5,129 metric tons | 4,641 metric tons | Syria |
| 2000s | 1,855 metric tons | 7,773 metric tons | 5,917 metric tons | Syria |
| 2010s | 2,129 metric tons | 4,104 metric tons | 1,975 metric tons | Syria |
| 2020s | 1,458 metric tons | 1,617 metric tons | 158.96 metric tons | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, French Polynesia or Syria?
- French Polynesia, at 1,247 metric tons against 1,165 metric tons in Syria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between French Polynesia and Syria?
- 82 metric tons, with French Polynesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and Syria?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do French Polynesia and Syria rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- French Polynesia ranks 131st and Syria ranks 132nd 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.