Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in American Samoa
American Samoa: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita was 0.0003 metric tons per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in American Samoa, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
American Samoa recorded 0.0003 metric tons per person for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.3% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in American Samoa peaked at 0.0004 metric tons per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons per person, in 1960.
That places American Samoa 124th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in American Samoa, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1963 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1964 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1965 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1966 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1967 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1968 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1969 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1970 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1972 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1973 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1974 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1975 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1976 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1977 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1978 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1979 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1980 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1981 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1982 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1983 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1984 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1985 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1986 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1987 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1988 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1989 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1990 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0001 metric tons per person | — |
| 1992 | 0.0001 metric tons per person | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 metric tons per person | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 metric tons per person | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 metric tons per person | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 metric tons per person | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 metric tons per person | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 metric tons per person | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 metric tons per person | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 metric tons per person | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 metric tons per person | +99.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 metric tons per person | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 metric tons per person | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 metric tons per person | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 metric tons per person | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 metric tons per person | +80.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 metric tons per person | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 metric tons per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 metric tons per person | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 metric tons per person | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0004 metric tons per person | +11.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0004 metric tons per person | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 metric tons per person | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 metric tons per person | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0004 metric tons per person | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 metric tons per person | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0004 metric tons per person | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 metric tons per person | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 metric tons per person | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 metric tons per person | -24.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 metric tons per person | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0004 metric tons per person | +22.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0004 metric tons per person | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0003 metric tons per person | -15.3% |
American Samoa compared with similar countries
- American Samoa's 0.0003 metric tons per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0006 metric tons per person, 52% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- American Samoa's 0.0003 metric tons per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0011 metric tons per person, 30% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in American Samoa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +99.3% | 0.0001 metric tons per person | 0.0002 metric tons per person |
| 2006 | +80.8% | 0.0002 metric tons per person | 0.0003 metric tons per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons per person | 0 metric tons per person | 0 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 metric tons per person | 0 metric tons per person | 0 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 metric tons per person | 0 metric tons per person | 0 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 metric tons per person | 0 metric tons per person | 0.0001 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 metric tons per person | 0.0001 metric tons per person | 0.0003 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0004 metric tons per person | 0.0003 metric tons per person | 0.0004 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 metric tons per person | 0.0003 metric tons per person | 0.0004 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near American Samoa
- 121 Hong Kong 0.0003 metric tons per person compare
- 122 Iraq 0.0003 metric tons per person compare
- 123 Azerbaijan 0.0003 metric tons per person compare
- 125 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0003 metric tons per person compare
- 126 Afghanistan 0.0003 metric tons per person compare
- 127 Switzerland 0.0003 metric tons per person compare
More reference data data for American Samoa
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0005 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0018 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0023 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0005 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0018 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0023 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in American Samoa?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in American Samoa was 0.0003 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0004 metric tons per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons per person in 1960.
- How does American Samoa rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita?
- American Samoa ranks 124th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this American Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.