Kiribati vs Vanuatu: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Kiribati
8 metric tons
in 2024
Vanuatu
6 metric tons
in 2024
Kiribati rank
183rd
Vanuatu rank
186th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Kiribati
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 8 metric tons against 6 metric tons in Vanuatu, a difference of 2 metric tons.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.3 times Vanuatu's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Kiribati ranks 183rd and Vanuatu ranks 186th of 215 countries.
Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1970s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1980s | 357.8 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 357.8 metric tons | Kiribati |
| 1990s | 5,921 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 5,921 metric tons | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 5,043 metric tons | 14.28 metric tons | 5,029 metric tons | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 3,021 metric tons | 43.1 metric tons | 2,977 metric tons | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 6 metric tons | 4.22 metric tons | 1.78 metric tons | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Kiribati or Vanuatu?
- Kiribati, at 8 metric tons against 6 metric tons in Vanuatu as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Kiribati and Vanuatu?
- 2 metric tons, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Vanuatu?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Kiribati and Vanuatu rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Kiribati ranks 183rd 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.