Samoa vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita

Samoa
0.0371 metric tons per person
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.0067 metric tons per person
in 2024
Samoa rank
36th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
35th

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

  • Samoa
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 0.0371 metric tons per person against 0.0067 metric tons per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0304 metric tons per person.

That makes Samoa's figure about 5.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

Samoa ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 35th of 216 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 5 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 0.005 metric tons per person 0.011 metric tons per person 0.006 metric tons per person Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1970s 0.0071 metric tons per person 0.0108 metric tons per person 0.0037 metric tons per person Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 0.0189 metric tons per person 0.008 metric tons per person 0.0109 metric tons per person Samoa
1990s 0.0252 metric tons per person 0.0077 metric tons per person 0.0175 metric tons per person Samoa
2000s 0.0595 metric tons per person 0.0073 metric tons per person 0.0521 metric tons per person Samoa
2010s 0.052 metric tons per person 0.0072 metric tons per person 0.0448 metric tons per person Samoa
2020s 0.044 metric tons per person 0.0068 metric tons per person 0.0372 metric tons per person Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita, Samoa or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Samoa, at 0.0371 metric tons per person against 0.0067 metric tons per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita between Samoa and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
0.0304 metric tons per person, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Samoa and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita?
Samoa ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 35th 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.