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
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
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.