Barbados vs Vanuatu: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Barbados
5.5 metric tons
in 2024
Vanuatu
6 metric tons
in 2024
Barbados rank
188th
Vanuatu rank
186th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Barbados
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 6 metric tons against 5.5 metric tons in Barbados, a difference of 0.5 metric tons.
That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Barbados ranks 188th and Vanuatu ranks 186th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Vanuatu in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1970s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1980s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1990s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2000s | 0.8 metric tons | 14.28 metric tons | 13.47 metric tons | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 18.05 metric tons | 43.1 metric tons | 25.05 metric tons | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 10.5 metric tons | 4.22 metric tons | 6.28 metric tons | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Barbados or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 6 metric tons against 5.5 metric tons in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Barbados and Vanuatu?
- 0.5 metric tons, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Vanuatu?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Vanuatu rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Barbados ranks 188th and Vanuatu ranks 186th 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 means raising fish and other seafood — including molluscs, crustaceans and aquatic plants — in farms. Capture fishery production is how much wild fish is caught, whether for commercial, industrial, recreational, or subsistence use.