Pacific island small states vs Papua New Guinea: Capture fisheries production (metric tons), annual growth rate

Pacific island small states
10.53 % change on previous year
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
36.91 % change on previous year
in 2024
Pacific island small states rank
4th
Papua New Guinea rank
7th

Capture fisheries production (metric tons), annual growth rate over time

  • Pacific island small states
  • Papua New Guinea
-1000100200300196119922024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 36.91 % change on previous year against 10.53 % change on previous year in Pacific island small states, a difference of 26.38 % change on previous year.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 3.5 times Pacific island small states's.

The two have swapped places 37 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Pacific island small states ahead.

Pacific island small states ranks 4th and Papua New Guinea ranks 7th of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Pacific island small states averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Pacific island small states Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 7.33 % change on previous year 3.54 % change on previous year 3.79 % change on previous year Pacific island small states
1970s 11.86 % change on previous year 38.33 % change on previous year 26.47 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
1980s 6.48 % change on previous year -1.75 % change on previous year 8.23 % change on previous year Pacific island small states
1990s 6.72 % change on previous year 6.21 % change on previous year 0.512 % change on previous year Pacific island small states
2000s 4.48 % change on previous year 14.57 % change on previous year 10.09 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
2010s 8.05 % change on previous year 2.44 % change on previous year 5.61 % change on previous year Pacific island small states
2020s 3.33 % change on previous year 3.58 % change on previous year 0.2497 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher capture fisheries production (metric tons), annual growth rate, Pacific island small states or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 36.91 % change on previous year against 10.53 % change on previous year in Pacific island small states as of 2024.
What is the difference in capture fisheries production (metric tons), annual growth rate between Pacific island small states and Papua New Guinea?
26.38 % change on previous year, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pacific island small states and Papua New Guinea?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Pacific island small states and Papua New Guinea rank globally for capture fisheries production (metric tons), annual growth rate?
Pacific island small states ranks 4th and Papua New Guinea ranks 7th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Capture fisheries production (metric tons), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Capture fisheries production (metric tons), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
260 places, 15,342 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Capture fisheries production (metric tons). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.