Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Palau
Palau: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 11 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Palau, 1960–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in metric tons.
Analysis
Palau recorded 11 metric tons for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 62.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Palau peaked at 41.88 metric tons in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
Palau ranks 176th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Palau, year by year
| Year | metric tons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1961 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1962 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1963 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1964 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1965 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1966 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1967 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1968 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1969 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1970 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1971 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1972 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1973 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1974 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1975 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1976 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1977 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1978 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1979 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1980 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1981 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1982 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1983 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1984 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1985 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1986 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1987 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1988 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1989 | 3 metric tons | — |
| 1990 | 2 metric tons | -33.3% |
| 1991 | 2 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3 metric tons | +50.0% |
| 1995 | 3 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2 metric tons | -33.3% |
| 1997 | 2 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 metric tons | -50.0% |
| 1999 | 1 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2 metric tons | +100.0% |
| 2001 | 2 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4 metric tons | +100.0% |
| 2003 | 4 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5 metric tons | +25.0% |
| 2005 | 5 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 18 metric tons | +260.0% |
| 2008 | 20 metric tons | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 41.88 metric tons | +109.4% |
| 2010 | 25.11 metric tons | -40.0% |
| 2011 | 23.58 metric tons | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 35.91 metric tons | +52.3% |
| 2013 | 19.89 metric tons | -44.6% |
| 2014 | 29.33 metric tons | +47.4% |
| 2015 | 26.19 metric tons | -10.7% |
| 2016 | 23.8 metric tons | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 20.7 metric tons | -13.0% |
| 2018 | 22.7 metric tons | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 17 metric tons | -25.1% |
| 2020 | 15 metric tons | -11.8% |
| 2021 | 11.2 metric tons | -25.3% |
| 2022 | 10 metric tons | -10.7% |
| 2023 | 11 metric tons | +10.0% |
| 2024 | 11 metric tons | +0.0% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 11 metric tons is below the median for high income countries, which is 2,445 metric tons, 0% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Palau's 11 metric tons is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,310 metric tons, 1% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Palau changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +260.0% | 5 metric tons | 18 metric tons |
| 2009 | +109.4% | 20 metric tons | 41.88 metric tons |
| 2000 | +100.0% | 1 metric tons | 2 metric tons |
| 2002 | +100.0% | 2 metric tons | 4 metric tons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 3 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 2 metric tons | 1 metric tons | 3 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.69 metric tons | 2 metric tons | 41.88 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.42 metric tons | 17 metric tons | 35.91 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.64 metric tons | 10 metric tons | 15 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 173 Guinea-Bissau 18 metric tons compare
- 174 American Samoa 15 metric tons compare
- 175 Samoa 13 metric tons compare
- 176 Northern Mariana Islands 11 metric tons compare
- 178 Libya 10 metric tons compare
- 178 Puerto Rico 10 metric tons compare
- 178 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 10 metric tons compare
- 178 Yemen 10 metric tons compare
More reference data data for Palau
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Consumer price index 160.77 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Palau?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Palau was 11 metric tons in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 41.88 metric tons in 2009.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Palau rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Palau ranks 176th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.