Libya vs Puerto Rico: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture

Libya
10 metric tons
in 2024
Puerto Rico
10 metric tons
in 2024
Libya rank
178th
Puerto Rico rank
178th

Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time

  • Libya
  • Puerto Rico
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How they compare

Libya currently reports 10 metric tons against 10 metric tons in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0 metric tons.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Libya ranks 178th and Puerto Rico ranks 178th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 1 and Puerto Rico in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1960s 0 metric tons 0 metric tons 0 metric tons
1970s 0 metric tons 0 metric tons 0 metric tons
1980s 11 metric tons 29.3 metric tons 18.3 metric tons Puerto Rico
1990s 44 metric tons 138.3 metric tons 94.3 metric tons Puerto Rico
2000s 180.4 metric tons 265.03 metric tons 84.63 metric tons Puerto Rico
2010s 20 metric tons 18.09 metric tons 1.91 metric tons Libya
2020s 10 metric tons 10.8 metric tons 0.8 metric tons Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Libya or Puerto Rico?
Libya, at 10 metric tons against 10 metric tons in Puerto Rico as of 2024.
What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Libya and Puerto Rico?
0 metric tons, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Puerto Rico?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Libya and Puerto Rico rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
Libya ranks 178th and Puerto Rico ranks 178th 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.