Jordan vs Papua New Guinea: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Jordan
2,684 metric tons
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
2,552 metric tons
in 2024
Jordan rank
111th
Papua New Guinea rank
113th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Jordan
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 2,684 metric tons against 2,552 metric tons in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 132 metric tons.
That makes Jordan's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Jordan ranks 111th and Papua New Guinea ranks 113th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1970s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1980s | 36.5 metric tons | 1.5 metric tons | 35 metric tons | Jordan |
| 1990s | 160.7 metric tons | 43.9 metric tons | 116.8 metric tons | Jordan |
| 2000s | 537.1 metric tons | 595.1 metric tons | 58 metric tons | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 992.6 metric tons | 2,911 metric tons | 1,919 metric tons | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 2,437 metric tons | 2,446 metric tons | 8.96 metric tons | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Jordan or Papua New Guinea?
- Jordan, at 2,684 metric tons against 2,552 metric tons in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Jordan and Papua New Guinea?
- 132 metric tons, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Papua New Guinea?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Jordan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Jordan ranks 111th and Papua New Guinea ranks 113th 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.