Mauritania vs North America: Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita

Mauritania
0.1239 metric tons per person
in 2024
North America
0.0128 metric tons per person
in 2024
Mauritania rank
18th
North America rank
18th

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

  • Mauritania
  • North America
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.1239 metric tons per person against 0.0128 metric tons per person in North America, a difference of 0.1111 metric tons per person.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 9.6 times North America's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 18th and North America ranks 18th of 216 countries.

Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania North America Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0288 metric tons per person 0.0191 metric tons per person 0.0097 metric tons per person Mauritania
1970s 0.0318 metric tons per person 0.0185 metric tons per person 0.0133 metric tons per person Mauritania
1980s 0.0389 metric tons per person 0.0239 metric tons per person 0.015 metric tons per person Mauritania
1990s 0.0313 metric tons per person 0.0231 metric tons per person 0.0082 metric tons per person Mauritania
2000s 0.0677 metric tons per person 0.0198 metric tons per person 0.0479 metric tons per person Mauritania
2010s 0.1335 metric tons per person 0.0177 metric tons per person 0.1158 metric tons per person Mauritania
2020s 0.1418 metric tons per person 0.0143 metric tons per person 0.1275 metric tons per person Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita, Mauritania or North America?
Mauritania, at 0.1239 metric tons per person against 0.0128 metric tons per person in North America as of 2024.
What is the difference in capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita between Mauritania and North America?
0.1111 metric tons per person, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and North America?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Mauritania and North America rank globally for capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita?
Mauritania ranks 18th and North America ranks 18th 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.