Papua New Guinea vs Tajikistan: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Tajikistan
How they compare
Tajikistan currently reports 2,863 metric tons against 2,552 metric tons in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 311 metric tons.
That makes Tajikistan's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Tajikistan ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 113th and Tajikistan ranks 110th of 215 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Tajikistan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.62 metric tons | 739.88 metric tons | 687.25 metric tons | Tajikistan |
| 2000s | 595.1 metric tons | 88.01 metric tons | 507.09 metric tons | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 2,911 metric tons | 478.35 metric tons | 2,433 metric tons | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 2,446 metric tons | 2,156 metric tons | 290.4 metric tons | Papua New Guinea |
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 Tajikistan?
- Tajikistan, at 2,863 metric tons against 2,552 metric tons in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Papua New Guinea and Tajikistan?
- 311 metric tons, with Tajikistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Tajikistan?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Tajikistan rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 113th and Tajikistan ranks 110th 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.