Australia vs South Africa: Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita

Australia
0.0084 metric tons per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.0082 metric tons per person
in 2024
Australia rank
102nd
South Africa rank
103rd

Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita over time

  • Australia
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.0084 metric tons per person against 0.0082 metric tons per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.0002 metric tons per person.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Africa ahead.

Australia ranks 102nd and South Africa ranks 103rd of 216 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0068 metric tons per person 0.0748 metric tons per person 0.068 metric tons per person South Africa
1970s 0.0087 metric tons per person 0.052 metric tons per person 0.0433 metric tons per person South Africa
1980s 0.0113 metric tons per person 0.029 metric tons per person 0.0177 metric tons per person South Africa
1990s 0.0135 metric tons per person 0.013 metric tons per person 0.0004 metric tons per person Australia
2000s 0.0113 metric tons per person 0.0156 metric tons per person 0.0042 metric tons per person South Africa
2010s 0.0087 metric tons per person 0.0113 metric tons per person 0.0026 metric tons per person South Africa
2020s 0.0084 metric tons per person 0.0093 metric tons per person 0.001 metric tons per person South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita, Australia or South Africa?
Australia, at 0.0084 metric tons per person against 0.0082 metric tons per person in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita between Australia and South Africa?
0.0002 metric tons per person, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South Africa?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Australia and South Africa rank globally for capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita?
Australia ranks 102nd and South Africa ranks 103rd of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita. 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), per capita
Unit
metric tons per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
264 places, 16,000 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Capture fisheries production (metric tons) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.