Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Samoa
Samoa: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 13 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Samoa, 1960–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in metric tons.
Analysis
In 2024, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Samoa stood at 13 metric tons.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 133.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Samoa peaked at 15.3 metric tons in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
Samoa ranks 175th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Samoa, year by year
| Year | metric tons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1961 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1962 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1963 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1964 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1965 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1966 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1967 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1968 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1969 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1970 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1971 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1972 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1973 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1974 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1975 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1976 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1977 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1978 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1979 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1980 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1981 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1982 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1983 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1984 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1985 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1986 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1987 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1988 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1989 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1990 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1991 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1992 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1993 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1994 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1995 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1996 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1997 | 1 metric tons | — |
| 1998 | 0 metric tons | -100.0% |
| 1999 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2000 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2001 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2002 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2003 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2004 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2005 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2006 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2007 | 3 metric tons | — |
| 2008 | 3 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5 metric tons | +66.7% |
| 2010 | 5 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4.6 metric tons | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 3.73 metric tons | -18.9% |
| 2014 | 5.56 metric tons | +49.2% |
| 2015 | 13.34 metric tons | +139.8% |
| 2016 | 12 metric tons | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 12.12 metric tons | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 14.93 metric tons | +23.2% |
| 2019 | 15.3 metric tons | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 10.01 metric tons | -34.5% |
| 2021 | 10 metric tons | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 10 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 13.25 metric tons | +32.5% |
| 2024 | 13 metric tons | -1.9% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 13 metric tons is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5,803 metric tons, 0% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 13 metric tons is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,310 metric tons, 1% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +139.8% | 5.56 metric tons | 13.34 metric tons |
| 1998 | -100.0% | 1 metric tons | 0 metric tons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 1 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 5 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.16 metric tons | 3.73 metric tons | 15.3 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.25 metric tons | 10 metric tons | 13.25 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 172 Antigua and Barbuda 20 metric tons compare
- 173 Guinea-Bissau 18 metric tons compare
- 174 American Samoa 15 metric tons compare
- 176 Northern Mariana Islands 11 metric tons compare
- 176 Palau 11 metric tons compare
- 178 Libya 10 metric tons compare
- 178 Puerto Rico 10 metric tons compare
- 178 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 10 metric tons compare
- 178 Yemen 10 metric tons compare
More agriculture & rural data for Samoa
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0909 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 533.81 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.586 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.8249 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Samoa?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Samoa was 13 metric tons in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 15.3 metric tons in 2019.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Samoa rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Samoa ranks 175th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 133.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.