Botswana vs Lesotho: Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre

Botswana
0.0018 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho
0.0024 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
208th
Lesotho rank
207th

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

  • Botswana
  • Lesotho
00.0050.010.015196119922023

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.0024 metric tons per square kilometre against 0.0018 metric tons per square kilometre in Botswana, a difference of 0.0006 metric tons per square kilometre.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.3 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 208th and Lesotho ranks 207th of 216 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 6 and Lesotho in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Lesotho Difference Ahead
1960s 0.001 metric tons per square kilometre 0 metric tons per square kilometre 0.001 metric tons per square kilometre Botswana
1970s 0.0021 metric tons per square kilometre 0 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0021 metric tons per square kilometre Botswana
1980s 0.0031 metric tons per square kilometre 0 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0031 metric tons per square kilometre Botswana
1990s 0.003 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0007 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0022 metric tons per square kilometre Botswana
2000s 0.0007 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0014 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0007 metric tons per square kilometre Lesotho
2010s 0.0052 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0017 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0035 metric tons per square kilometre Botswana
2020s 0.0037 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0024 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0013 metric tons per square kilometre Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre, Botswana or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 0.0024 metric tons per square kilometre against 0.0018 metric tons per square kilometre in Botswana as of 2023.
What is the difference in capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre between Botswana and Lesotho?
0.0006 metric tons per square kilometre, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Lesotho?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Lesotho rank globally for capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre?
Botswana ranks 208th and Lesotho ranks 207th 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.