Palau vs Puerto Rico: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Palau
11 metric tons
in 2024
Puerto Rico
10 metric tons
in 2024
Palau rank
176th
Puerto Rico rank
178th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Palau
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Palau currently reports 11 metric tons against 10 metric tons in Puerto Rico, a difference of 1 metric tons.
That makes Palau's figure about 1.1 times Puerto Rico's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Palau ranks 176th and Puerto Rico ranks 178th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Palau averaged higher in 2 and Puerto Rico in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1970s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1980s | 0.3 metric tons | 29.3 metric tons | 29 metric tons | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 2 metric tons | 138.3 metric tons | 136.3 metric tons | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 10.69 metric tons | 265.03 metric tons | 254.34 metric tons | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 24.42 metric tons | 18.09 metric tons | 6.33 metric tons | Palau |
| 2020s | 11.64 metric tons | 10.8 metric tons | 0.84 metric tons | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Palau or Puerto Rico?
- Palau, at 11 metric tons against 10 metric tons in Puerto Rico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Palau and Puerto Rico?
- 1 metric tons, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Puerto Rico?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Palau and Puerto Rico rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Palau ranks 176th and Puerto Rico ranks 178th 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.