Micronesia (country) vs Tuvalu: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture

Micronesia (country)
0.5 metric tons
in 2024
Tuvalu
0.3 metric tons
in 2024
Micronesia (country) rank
197th
Tuvalu rank
199th

Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time

  • Micronesia (country)
  • Tuvalu
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How they compare

Micronesia (country) currently reports 0.5 metric tons against 0.3 metric tons in Tuvalu, a difference of 0.2 metric tons.

That makes Micronesia (country)'s figure about 1.7 times Tuvalu's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tuvalu ahead.

Micronesia (country) ranks 197th and Tuvalu ranks 199th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Micronesia (country) averaged higher in 2 and Tuvalu in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Micronesia (country) Tuvalu Difference Ahead
1960s 0 metric tons 0 metric tons 0 metric tons
1970s 0 metric tons 0 metric tons 0 metric tons
1980s 8.9 metric tons 0 metric tons 8.9 metric tons Micronesia (country)
1990s 0 metric tons 0 metric tons 0 metric tons
2000s 0 metric tons 1.15 metric tons 1.15 metric tons Tuvalu
2010s 0.2 metric tons 1.78 metric tons 1.58 metric tons Tuvalu
2020s 0.5 metric tons 0.23 metric tons 0.27 metric tons Micronesia (country)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Micronesia (country) or Tuvalu?
Micronesia (country), at 0.5 metric tons against 0.3 metric tons in Tuvalu as of 2024.
What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Micronesia (country) and Tuvalu?
0.2 metric tons, with Micronesia (country) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Micronesia (country) and Tuvalu?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Micronesia (country) and Tuvalu rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
Micronesia (country) ranks 197th and Tuvalu ranks 199th 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.