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

South Africa
0.0082 metric tons per person
in 2024
Tanzania
0.0077 metric tons per person
in 2024
South Africa rank
103rd
Tanzania rank
106th

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

  • South Africa
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.0082 metric tons per person against 0.0077 metric tons per person in Tanzania, a difference of 0.0005 metric tons per person.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.

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

South Africa ranks 103rd and Tanzania ranks 106th of 216 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Tanzania Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0748 metric tons per person 0.0091 metric tons per person 0.0657 metric tons per person South Africa
1970s 0.052 metric tons per person 0.0125 metric tons per person 0.0395 metric tons per person South Africa
1980s 0.029 metric tons per person 0.0132 metric tons per person 0.0158 metric tons per person South Africa
1990s 0.013 metric tons per person 0.0117 metric tons per person 0.0013 metric tons per person South Africa
2000s 0.0156 metric tons per person 0.0091 metric tons per person 0.0064 metric tons per person South Africa
2010s 0.0113 metric tons per person 0.0074 metric tons per person 0.004 metric tons per person South Africa
2020s 0.0093 metric tons per person 0.0075 metric tons per person 0.0018 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, South Africa or Tanzania?
South Africa, at 0.0082 metric tons per person against 0.0077 metric tons per person in Tanzania as of 2024.
What is the difference in capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita between South Africa and Tanzania?
0.0005 metric tons per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Tanzania?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do South Africa and Tanzania rank globally for capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita?
South Africa ranks 103rd and Tanzania ranks 106th 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.