Jamaica vs Kuwait: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Jamaica
675 metric tons
in 2024
Kuwait
461.24 metric tons
in 2024
Jamaica rank
138th
Kuwait rank
141st
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Jamaica
- Kuwait
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 675 metric tons against 461.24 metric tons in Kuwait, a difference of 213.76 metric tons.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.5 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kuwait ahead.
Jamaica ranks 138th and Kuwait ranks 141st of 215 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1970s | 6.5 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 6.5 metric tons | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 1,107 metric tons | 2.8 metric tons | 1,104 metric tons | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 3,462 metric tons | 86.8 metric tons | 3,376 metric tons | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 5,312 metric tons | 331.32 metric tons | 4,980 metric tons | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 1,302 metric tons | 286.72 metric tons | 1,015 metric tons | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 883.87 metric tons | 459.74 metric tons | 424.13 metric tons | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Jamaica or Kuwait?
- Jamaica, at 675 metric tons against 461.24 metric tons in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Jamaica and Kuwait?
- 213.76 metric tons, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Kuwait?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Kuwait rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Jamaica ranks 138th and Kuwait ranks 141st 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.