Jamaica vs Qatar: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Jamaica
675 metric tons
in 2024
Qatar
739.07 metric tons
in 2024
Jamaica rank
138th
Qatar rank
137th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Jamaica
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 739.07 metric tons against 675 metric tons in Jamaica, a difference of 64.07 metric tons.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Qatar ahead.
Jamaica ranks 138th and Qatar ranks 137th of 215 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1970s | 6.5 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 6.5 metric tons | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 1,107 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 1,107 metric tons | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 3,462 metric tons | 0.3 metric tons | 3,462 metric tons | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 5,312 metric tons | 15.6 metric tons | 5,296 metric tons | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 1,302 metric tons | 28.2 metric tons | 1,273 metric tons | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 883.87 metric tons | 208.59 metric tons | 675.28 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, Jamaica or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 739.07 metric tons against 675 metric tons in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Jamaica and Qatar?
- 64.07 metric tons, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Qatar?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Qatar rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Jamaica ranks 138th and Qatar ranks 137th 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.