Ecuador vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita

Ecuador
0.0433 metric tons per person
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0068 metric tons per person
in 2024
Ecuador rank
31st
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
32nd

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

  • Ecuador
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 0.0433 metric tons per person against 0.0068 metric tons per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0365 metric tons per person.

That makes Ecuador's figure about 6.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 31st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 32nd of 216 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 6 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0097 metric tons per person 0.011 metric tons per person 0.0013 metric tons per person Sub-Saharan Africa
1970s 0.0374 metric tons per person 0.0108 metric tons per person 0.0266 metric tons per person Ecuador
1980s 0.0756 metric tons per person 0.008 metric tons per person 0.0676 metric tons per person Ecuador
1990s 0.0349 metric tons per person 0.0077 metric tons per person 0.0272 metric tons per person Ecuador
2000s 0.0337 metric tons per person 0.0074 metric tons per person 0.0262 metric tons per person Ecuador
2010s 0.0354 metric tons per person 0.0073 metric tons per person 0.0282 metric tons per person Ecuador
2020s 0.0411 metric tons per person 0.0069 metric tons per person 0.0342 metric tons per person Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita, Ecuador or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Ecuador, at 0.0433 metric tons per person against 0.0068 metric tons per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita between Ecuador and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.0365 metric tons per person, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Sub-Saharan Africa?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Ecuador and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita?
Ecuador ranks 31st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 32nd 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.