American Samoa vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre

American Samoa
6.24 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
0.4655 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
American Samoa rank
29th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
31st

Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre over time

  • American Samoa
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
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How they compare

American Samoa currently reports 6.24 metric tons per square kilometre against 0.4655 metric tons per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 5.77 metric tons per square kilometre.

That makes American Samoa's figure about 13.4 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.

American Samoa ranks 29th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 31st of 216 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 6 and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade American Samoa Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 0 metric tons per square kilometre 0.4984 metric tons per square kilometre 0.4984 metric tons per square kilometre Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1970s 0.5045 metric tons per square kilometre 0.3971 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1074 metric tons per square kilometre American Samoa
1980s 0.6395 metric tons per square kilometre 0.4355 metric tons per square kilometre 0.204 metric tons per square kilometre American Samoa
1990s 1.15 metric tons per square kilometre 0.6851 metric tons per square kilometre 0.4609 metric tons per square kilometre American Samoa
2000s 22.92 metric tons per square kilometre 0.7147 metric tons per square kilometre 22.2 metric tons per square kilometre American Samoa
2010s 14.37 metric tons per square kilometre 0.547 metric tons per square kilometre 13.83 metric tons per square kilometre American Samoa
2020s 6 metric tons per square kilometre 0.5479 metric tons per square kilometre 5.45 metric tons per square kilometre American Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre, American Samoa or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
American Samoa, at 6.24 metric tons per square kilometre against 0.4655 metric tons per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre between American Samoa and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
5.77 metric tons per square kilometre, with American Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do American Samoa and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre?
American Samoa ranks 29th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 31st of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
metric tons per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
264 places, 15,328 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Capture fisheries production (metric tons) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.