Fiji vs Qatar: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Fiji
580 metric tons
in 2024
Qatar
739.07 metric tons
in 2024
Fiji rank
140th
Qatar rank
137th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Fiji
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 739.07 metric tons against 580 metric tons in Fiji, a difference of 159.07 metric tons.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.3 times Fiji's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Qatar ahead.
Fiji ranks 140th and Qatar ranks 137th of 215 countries.
Fiji has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1970s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1980s | 3,145 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 3,145 metric tons | Fiji |
| 1990s | 3,445 metric tons | 0.3 metric tons | 3,445 metric tons | Fiji |
| 2000s | 1,865 metric tons | 15.6 metric tons | 1,849 metric tons | Fiji |
| 2010s | 520.25 metric tons | 28.2 metric tons | 492.05 metric tons | Fiji |
| 2020s | 372.34 metric tons | 208.59 metric tons | 163.75 metric tons | Fiji |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Fiji or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 739.07 metric tons against 580 metric tons in Fiji as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Fiji and Qatar?
- 159.07 metric tons, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Qatar?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Fiji and Qatar rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Fiji ranks 140th and Qatar ranks 137th 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.