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

North Korea
0.0079 metric tons per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.0082 metric tons per person
in 2024
North Korea rank
105th
South Africa rank
103rd

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

  • North Korea
  • South Africa
00.020.040.060.080.1196019922024

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.0082 metric tons per person against 0.0079 metric tons per person in North Korea, a difference of 0.0003 metric tons per person.

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

North Korea ranks 105th and South Africa ranks 103rd of 216 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Korea South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0292 metric tons per person 0.0748 metric tons per person 0.0456 metric tons per person South Africa
1970s 0.0354 metric tons per person 0.052 metric tons per person 0.0166 metric tons per person South Africa
1980s 0.0434 metric tons per person 0.029 metric tons per person 0.0143 metric tons per person North Korea
1990s 0.0146 metric tons per person 0.013 metric tons per person 0.0016 metric tons per person North Korea
2000s 0.0085 metric tons per person 0.0156 metric tons per person 0.0071 metric tons per person South Africa
2010s 0.0084 metric tons per person 0.0113 metric tons per person 0.003 metric tons per person South Africa
2020s 0.0079 metric tons per person 0.0093 metric tons per person 0.0014 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, North Korea or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.0082 metric tons per person against 0.0079 metric tons per person in North Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita between North Korea and South Africa?
0.0003 metric tons per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and South Africa?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do North Korea and South Africa rank globally for capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita?
North Korea ranks 105th 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.