Palau vs Samoa: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Palau
11 metric tons
in 2024
Samoa
13 metric tons
in 2024
Palau rank
176th
Samoa rank
175th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Palau
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 13 metric tons against 11 metric tons in Palau, a difference of 2 metric tons.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.2 times Palau's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Samoa ahead.
Palau ranks 176th and Samoa ranks 175th of 215 countries.
Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1970s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1980s | 0.3 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0.3 metric tons | Palau |
| 1990s | 2 metric tons | 0.1 metric tons | 1.9 metric tons | Palau |
| 2000s | 10.69 metric tons | 1.1 metric tons | 9.59 metric tons | Palau |
| 2010s | 24.42 metric tons | 9.16 metric tons | 15.26 metric tons | Palau |
| 2020s | 11.64 metric tons | 11.25 metric tons | 0.3864 metric tons | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Palau or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 13 metric tons against 11 metric tons in Palau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Palau and Samoa?
- 2 metric tons, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Samoa?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Palau and Samoa rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Palau ranks 176th 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.