Papua New Guinea vs South Asia: Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita

Papua New Guinea
0.0324 metric tons per person
in 2024
South Asia
0.0053 metric tons per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
42nd
South Asia rank
40th

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

  • Papua New Guinea
  • South Asia
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0324 metric tons per person against 0.0053 metric tons per person in South Asia, a difference of 0.0271 metric tons per person.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 6.1 times South Asia's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Papua New Guinea ranks 42nd and South Asia ranks 40th of 216 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea South Asia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0066 metric tons per person 0.0031 metric tons per person 0.0035 metric tons per person Papua New Guinea
1970s 0.0238 metric tons per person 0.0038 metric tons per person 0.02 metric tons per person Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.0157 metric tons per person 0.0034 metric tons per person 0.0123 metric tons per person Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.0148 metric tons per person 0.004 metric tons per person 0.0108 metric tons per person Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.0359 metric tons per person 0.0042 metric tons per person 0.0317 metric tons per person Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.0342 metric tons per person 0.0048 metric tons per person 0.0294 metric tons per person Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.0262 metric tons per person 0.0049 metric tons per person 0.0213 metric tons per person Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita, Papua New Guinea or South Asia?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.0324 metric tons per person against 0.0053 metric tons per person in South Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita between Papua New Guinea and South Asia?
0.0271 metric tons per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and South Asia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and South Asia rank globally for capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita?
Papua New Guinea ranks 42nd and South Asia ranks 40th 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.