Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in American Samoa
American Samoa: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square was 0.09 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.09 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
81st
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.1 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2011
All-time low
0 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in American Samoa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
American Samoa recorded 0.09 metric tons per square kilometre for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in 2023.
The figure is down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in American Samoa peaked at 0.1 metric tons per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places American Samoa 81st out of 215 countries with data for 2023, 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 square in American Samoa, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1963 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1964 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1965 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1967 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1968 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1969 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1970 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1972 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1973 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1974 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1975 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1976 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1977 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1978 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1979 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1980 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1981 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1982 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1983 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1984 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1985 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1986 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1987 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1988 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1990 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.025 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1992 | 0.025 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.025 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.025 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.025 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.025 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.025 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.025 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.025 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.025 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.05 metric tons per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 2002 | 0.05 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.05 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.05 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.05 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.09 metric tons per square kilometre | +80.0% |
| 2007 | 0.09 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.09 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.09 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.09 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.075 metric tons per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 2021 | 0.075 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.09 metric tons per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2023 | 0.09 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
American Samoa compared with similar countries
- American Samoa's 0.09 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0566 metric tons per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- American Samoa's 0.09 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1481 metric tons per square kilometre, 61% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0225 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.025 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0635 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.025 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.09 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.099 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.09 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0825 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.075 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.09 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near American Samoa
- 78 Lebanon 0.0966 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 79 Brazil 0.0949 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 80 Bulgaria 0.0915 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 82 Jamaica 0.0896 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 83 Dominican Republic 0.0822 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 84 Peru 0.0821 metric tons per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for American Samoa
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0023 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0018 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0018 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0005 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0005 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0023 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in American Samoa?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in American Samoa was 0.09 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1 metric tons per square kilometre in 2011.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does American Samoa rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square?
- American Samoa ranks 81st out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.