Papua New Guinea vs Switzerland: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Papua New Guinea
2,552 metric tons
in 2024
Switzerland
2,539 metric tons
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
113th
Switzerland rank
114th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Switzerland
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 2,552 metric tons against 2,539 metric tons in Switzerland, a difference of 13 metric tons.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Switzerland ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 113th and Switzerland ranks 114th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1970s | 0 metric tons | 37.5 metric tons | 37.5 metric tons | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 1.5 metric tons | 333.9 metric tons | 332.4 metric tons | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 43.9 metric tons | 1,166 metric tons | 1,122 metric tons | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 595.1 metric tons | 1,178 metric tons | 583.3 metric tons | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 2,911 metric tons | 1,666 metric tons | 1,245 metric tons | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 2,446 metric tons | 2,481 metric tons | 35.02 metric tons | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Papua New Guinea or Switzerland?
- Papua New Guinea, at 2,552 metric tons against 2,539 metric tons in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Papua New Guinea and Switzerland?
- 13 metric tons, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Switzerland?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Switzerland rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 113th and Switzerland ranks 114th 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.