Samoa vs Yemen: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Samoa
13 metric tons
in 2024
Yemen
10 metric tons
in 2024
Samoa rank
175th
Yemen rank
178th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Samoa
- Yemen
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 13 metric tons against 10 metric tons in Yemen, a difference of 3 metric tons.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.3 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Yemen ahead.
Samoa ranks 175th and Yemen ranks 178th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1970s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1980s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1990s | 0.1 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0.1 metric tons | Samoa |
| 2000s | 1.1 metric tons | 128 metric tons | 126.9 metric tons | Yemen |
| 2010s | 9.16 metric tons | 44.1 metric tons | 34.94 metric tons | Yemen |
| 2020s | 11.25 metric tons | 10 metric tons | 1.25 metric tons | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Samoa or Yemen?
- Samoa, at 13 metric tons against 10 metric tons in Yemen as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Samoa and Yemen?
- 3 metric tons, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Yemen?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Yemen rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Samoa ranks 175th and Yemen 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.