Wild fish catch by gear type in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Wild fish catch by gear type was 3,088 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Wild fish catch by gear type in French Polynesia, 1950–2018
Source: Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2018, wild fish catch by gear type in French Polynesia stood at 3,088.
That represents a change of down 9.2% on the previous year and up 143.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wild fish catch by gear type in French Polynesia peaked at 3,606 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 734, in 1950.
That places French Polynesia 58th out of 123 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 69 years of available data.
Wild fish catch by gear type in French Polynesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 734 | — |
| 1951 | 734 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 734 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 1,034 | +40.9% |
| 1954 | 1,234 | +19.3% |
| 1955 | 1,034 | -16.2% |
| 1956 | 1,234 | +19.3% |
| 1957 | 934 | -24.3% |
| 1958 | 834 | -10.7% |
| 1959 | 934 | +12.0% |
| 1960 | 1,234 | +32.1% |
| 1961 | 1,234 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 1,734 | +40.5% |
| 1963 | 1,234 | -28.8% |
| 1964 | 1,234 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 934 | -24.3% |
| 1966 | 1,134 | +21.4% |
| 1967 | 934 | -17.6% |
| 1968 | 1,034 | +10.7% |
| 1969 | 1,234 | +19.3% |
| 1970 | 1,134 | -8.1% |
| 1971 | 841.19 | -25.8% |
| 1972 | 941.65 | +11.9% |
| 1973 | 934 | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 947 | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 955 | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 1,946 | +103.7% |
| 1977 | 2,230 | +14.6% |
| 1978 | 3,215 | +44.2% |
| 1979 | 930.71 | -71.1% |
| 1980 | 1,546 | +66.1% |
| 1981 | 1,702 | +10.1% |
| 1982 | 1,791 | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 1,726 | -3.7% |
| 1984 | 2,578 | +49.4% |
| 1985 | 1,857 | -28.0% |
| 1986 | 1,590 | -14.4% |
| 1987 | 1,770 | +11.3% |
| 1988 | 1,555 | -12.2% |
| 1989 | 1,611 | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 1,720 | +6.8% |
| 1991 | 1,548 | -10.0% |
| 1992 | 1,414 | -8.6% |
| 1993 | 978.52 | -30.8% |
| 1994 | 1,347 | +37.7% |
| 1995 | 1,699 | +26.1% |
| 1996 | 1,648 | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 1,435 | -12.9% |
| 1998 | 1,847 | +28.7% |
| 1999 | 1,726 | -6.6% |
| 2000 | 1,537 | -10.9% |
| 2001 | 1,906 | +24.0% |
| 2002 | 1,777 | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 1,272 | -28.4% |
| 2004 | 1,317 | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 1,038 | -21.2% |
| 2006 | 1,402 | +35.1% |
| 2007 | 1,160 | -17.3% |
| 2008 | 1,266 | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 1,566 | +23.7% |
| 2010 | 1,447 | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 1,182 | -18.3% |
| 2012 | 1,516 | +28.3% |
| 2013 | 1,170 | -22.8% |
| 2014 | 1,216 | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 3,489 | +186.8% |
| 2016 | 3,606 | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 3,401 | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 3,088 | -9.2% |
French Polynesia compared with similar countries
- French Polynesia's 3,088 is below the median for high income countries, which is 5,878, 53% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- French Polynesia's 3,088 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 855.29, 3.6× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wild fish catch by gear type in French Polynesia 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 | +186.8% | 1,216 | 3,489 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 944 | 734 | 1,234 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1,194 | 934 | 1,734 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,407 | 841.19 | 3,215 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,773 | 1,546 | 2,578 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,536 | 978.52 | 1,847 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,424 | 1,038 | 1,906 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,235 | 1,170 | 3,606 | 9 |
Countries ranked near French Polynesia
More agriculture & rural data for French Polynesia
- Rural population, per capita 0.3824 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -8.86 % change on previous year (2020)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0222 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 442.4 current US$ per person (2020)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.1307 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.2% (2020)
- Rural population 108,019 (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.1% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.2% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wild fish catch by gear type in French Polynesia?
- Wild fish catch by gear type in French Polynesia was 3,088 in 2018, according to Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wild fish catch by gear type recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,606 in 2016.
- What is the lowest wild fish catch by gear type recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 734 in 1950.
- How does French Polynesia rank for wild fish catch by gear type?
- French Polynesia ranks 58th out of 123 countries with data for 2018.
- Is wild fish catch by gear type rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 143.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this French Polynesia data come from?
- The figures come from Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Wild fish catch by gear type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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