Kenya vs Solomon Islands: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Kenya
34,690 metric tons
in 2024
Solomon Islands
30,510 metric tons
in 2024
Kenya rank
51st
Solomon Islands rank
54th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Kenya
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 34,690 metric tons against 30,510 metric tons in Solomon Islands, a difference of 4,180 metric tons.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Solomon Islands's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 51st and Solomon Islands ranks 54th of 215 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 369.9 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 369.9 metric tons | Kenya |
| 1970s | 178 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 178 metric tons | Kenya |
| 1980s | 310.3 metric tons | 4.2 metric tons | 306.1 metric tons | Kenya |
| 1990s | 861.3 metric tons | 10.7 metric tons | 850.6 metric tons | Kenya |
| 2000s | 2,001 metric tons | 1,217 metric tons | 784.58 metric tons | Kenya |
| 2010s | 18,943 metric tons | 8,401 metric tons | 10,543 metric tons | Kenya |
| 2020s | 34,996 metric tons | 13,478 metric tons | 21,519 metric tons | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Kenya or Solomon Islands?
- Kenya, at 34,690 metric tons against 30,510 metric tons in Solomon Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Kenya and Solomon Islands?
- 4,180 metric tons, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Solomon Islands?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Solomon Islands rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Kenya ranks 51st and Solomon Islands ranks 54th 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.