Guinea-Bissau vs Samoa: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture

Guinea-Bissau
18 metric tons
in 2024
Samoa
13 metric tons
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau rank
173rd
Samoa rank
175th

Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 18 metric tons against 13 metric tons in Samoa, a difference of 5 metric tons.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.4 times Samoa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Samoa ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 173rd and Samoa ranks 175th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Samoa 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 0 metric tons 0.1 metric tons 0.1 metric tons Samoa
2000s 0 metric tons 1.1 metric tons 1.1 metric tons Samoa
2010s 8 metric tons 9.16 metric tons 1.16 metric tons Samoa
2020s 15.6 metric tons 11.25 metric tons 4.35 metric tons Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Guinea-Bissau or Samoa?
Guinea-Bissau, at 18 metric tons against 13 metric tons in Samoa as of 2024.
What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Guinea-Bissau and Samoa?
5 metric tons, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Samoa?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Samoa rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 173rd and Samoa ranks 175th 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

Indicator
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Unit
metric tons
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 12,849 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.