Libya vs Samoa: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Libya
10 metric tons
in 2024
Samoa
13 metric tons
in 2024
Libya rank
178th
Samoa rank
175th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Libya
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 13 metric tons against 10 metric tons in Libya, a difference of 3 metric tons.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.3 times Libya's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Samoa ahead.
Libya ranks 178th and Samoa ranks 175th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 4 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Samoa | 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 | 0 metric tons | 11 metric tons | Libya |
| 1990s | 44 metric tons | 0.1 metric tons | 43.9 metric tons | Libya |
| 2000s | 180.4 metric tons | 1.1 metric tons | 179.3 metric tons | Libya |
| 2010s | 20 metric tons | 9.16 metric tons | 10.84 metric tons | Libya |
| 2020s | 10 metric tons | 11.25 metric tons | 1.25 metric tons | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Libya or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 13 metric tons against 10 metric tons in Libya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Libya and Samoa?
- 3 metric tons, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Samoa?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Libya and Samoa rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Libya ranks 178th 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
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.