Samoa: Aquaculture production (metric tons)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Samoa's aquaculture production (metric tons) fell 0.25 on 2023 (from 13.25 to 13).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +0.44 and a typical year strayed about 2.05 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 7.78 in 2015 and the biggest yearly fall was 5.29 in 2020. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 6% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Samoa had the 175th highest value of the 215 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Samoa in the 2024 ranking

• Antigua and Barbuda — 172nd of 215: 20
• Guinea-Bissau — 173rd of 215: 18
• American Samoa — 174th of 215: 15
• Northern Mariana Islands — 176th of 215: 11
• Palau — 177th of 215: 11
• Libya — 178th of 215: 10

What this measures

Aquaculture is understood to mean the farming of aquatic organisms including fish, molluscs, crustaceans and aquatic plants. Aquaculture production specifically refers to output from aquaculture activities, which are designated for final harvest for consumption.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 65 values

Aquaculture production (metric tons) in nearby economies

• American Samoa — 15 (2024)
• Australia — 117,540 (2024)
• Brunei Darussalam — 1,310 (2024)
• Cambodia — 320,282 (2024)
• China — 81.95 million (2024)
• Fiji — 580 (2024)
• French Polynesia — 1,247 (2024)
• Guam — 64 (2024)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 2,579 (2024)
• Indonesia — 15.75 million (2024)
• Japan

More environment data for Samoa

• Rural population — 180,913 (2025)
• Rural population (% of total population) — 82.49% (2025)
• Urban population — 38,393 (2025)
• Urban population (% of total population) — 17.51% (2025)
• Capture fisheries production (metric tons) — 8,094 (2024)
• Total fisheries production (metric tons) — 8,107 (2024)
• Rural population growth (annual %) — 0.58% (2025)
• Urban population growth (annual %) — 0.61% (2025)
• Agricultural land (sq. km) — 494.1 (2024)
• Agricultural land (% of land area) — 17.77% (2024)
• Arable land (hectares)

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Questions people ask

What is Samoa's aquaculture production (metric tons)?

13 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How does Samoa rank?

175th highest of 215 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in aquaculture production (metric tons) unusual for Samoa?

In 2024, Samoa's aquaculture production (metric tons) fell 0.25 on 2023 (from 13.25 to 13). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +0.44 and a typical year strayed about 2.05 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Food and Agriculture Organization., Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator ER.FSH.AQUA.MT, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Food and Agriculture Organization., Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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