Burkina Faso vs French Polynesia: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Burkina Faso
1,293 metric tons
in 2024
French Polynesia
1,247 metric tons
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
128th
French Polynesia rank
131st
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Burkina Faso
- French Polynesia
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 1,293 metric tons against 1,247 metric tons in French Polynesia, a difference of 46 metric tons.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was French Polynesia ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 128th and French Polynesia ranks 131st of 215 countries.
French Polynesia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | French Polynesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1970s | 0 metric tons | 1.65 metric tons | 1.65 metric tons | French Polynesia |
| 1980s | 29 metric tons | 47.08 metric tons | 18.08 metric tons | French Polynesia |
| 1990s | 15.6 metric tons | 487.62 metric tons | 472.02 metric tons | French Polynesia |
| 2000s | 143.8 metric tons | 1,855 metric tons | 1,711 metric tons | French Polynesia |
| 2010s | 340 metric tons | 2,129 metric tons | 1,789 metric tons | French Polynesia |
| 2020s | 990.6 metric tons | 1,458 metric tons | 467.44 metric tons | French Polynesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Burkina Faso or French Polynesia?
- Burkina Faso, at 1,293 metric tons against 1,247 metric tons in French Polynesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Burkina Faso and French Polynesia?
- 46 metric tons, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and French Polynesia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and French Polynesia rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Burkina Faso ranks 128th and French Polynesia ranks 131st 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.