Brazil vs Nigeria: Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita

Brazil
0.0034 metric tons per person
in 2024
Nigeria
0.0037 metric tons per person
in 2024
Brazil rank
140th
Nigeria rank
138th

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

  • Brazil
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.0037 metric tons per person against 0.0034 metric tons per person in Brazil, a difference of 0.0003 metric tons per person.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 140th and Nigeria ranks 138th of 216 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0046 metric tons per person 0.0017 metric tons per person 0.0028 metric tons per person Brazil
1970s 0.0065 metric tons per person 0.0038 metric tons per person 0.0027 metric tons per person Brazil
1980s 0.0065 metric tons per person 0.0031 metric tons per person 0.0034 metric tons per person Brazil
1990s 0.004 metric tons per person 0.003 metric tons per person 0.0009 metric tons per person Brazil
2000s 0.0041 metric tons per person 0.0036 metric tons per person 0.0006 metric tons per person Brazil
2010s 0.0035 metric tons per person 0.004 metric tons per person 0.0005 metric tons per person Nigeria
2020s 0.0029 metric tons per person 0.0036 metric tons per person 0.0007 metric tons per person Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita, Brazil or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.0037 metric tons per person against 0.0034 metric tons per person in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita between Brazil and Nigeria?
0.0003 metric tons per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Nigeria?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Nigeria rank globally for capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita?
Brazil ranks 140th and Nigeria ranks 138th 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.