Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Palau
Palau: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita was 0.0006 metric tons per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Palau, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
Palau recorded 0.0006 metric tons per person for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 62.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Palau peaked at 0.0022 metric tons per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons per person, in 1960.
That places Palau 101st 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 Palau, 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 | 0.0002 metric tons per person | — |
| 1990 | 0.0001 metric tons per person | -34.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 metric tons per person | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 metric tons per person | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 metric tons per person | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 metric tons per person | +46.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 metric tons per person | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 metric tons per person | -35.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 metric tons per person | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 metric tons per person | -51.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 metric tons per person | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 metric tons per person | +97.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 metric tons per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 metric tons per person | +98.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 metric tons per person | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 metric tons per person | +24.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 metric tons per person | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 metric tons per person | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0009 metric tons per person | +265.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0011 metric tons per person | +12.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0022 metric tons per person | +112.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0014 metric tons per person | -39.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0013 metric tons per person | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.002 metric tons per person | +55.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0011 metric tons per person | -44.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0017 metric tons per person | +46.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0015 metric tons per person | -11.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0013 metric tons per person | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0012 metric tons per person | -13.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0013 metric tons per person | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 0.001 metric tons per person | -25.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0008 metric tons per person | -11.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0006 metric tons per person | -25.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0006 metric tons per person | -10.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0006 metric tons per person | +10.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0006 metric tons per person | +0.2% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 0.0006 metric tons per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0006 metric tons per person, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Palau's 0.0006 metric tons per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0011 metric tons per person, 57% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita 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 | +265.4% | 0.0003 metric tons per person | 0.0009 metric tons per person |
| 2009 | +112.8% | 0.0011 metric tons per person | 0.0022 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 | 0.0002 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 metric tons per person | 0.0001 metric tons per person | 0.0002 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0006 metric tons per person | 0.0001 metric tons per person | 0.0022 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0014 metric tons per person | 0.001 metric tons per person | 0.002 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0007 metric tons per person | 0.0006 metric tons per person | 0.0008 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palau
More reference data data for Palau
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
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- Urban vs rural majority, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Elected parliament and government, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political opposition, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate 0.0935 % change on previous year (2025)
- Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis 96.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Palau?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Palau was 0.0006 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 Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0022 metric tons per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons per person in 1960.
- How does Palau rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita?
- Palau ranks 101st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Palau 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.