China vs Spain: Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre

China
1.41 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
1.53 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
83rd
Spain rank
81st

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

  • China
  • Spain
0123196119922023

How they compare

Spain currently reports 1.53 metric tons per square kilometre against 1.41 metric tons per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0.12 metric tons per square kilometre.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times China's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

China ranks 83rd and Spain ranks 81st of 216 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2677 metric tons per square kilometre 2.35 metric tons per square kilometre 2.08 metric tons per square kilometre Spain
1970s 0.3401 metric tons per square kilometre 2.75 metric tons per square kilometre 2.41 metric tons per square kilometre Spain
1980s 0.4673 metric tons per square kilometre 2.47 metric tons per square kilometre 2 metric tons per square kilometre Spain
1990s 1.23 metric tons per square kilometre 2.32 metric tons per square kilometre 1.08 metric tons per square kilometre Spain
2000s 1.58 metric tons per square kilometre 1.85 metric tons per square kilometre 0.2693 metric tons per square kilometre Spain
2010s 1.65 metric tons per square kilometre 1.92 metric tons per square kilometre 0.2683 metric tons per square kilometre Spain
2020s 1.41 metric tons per square kilometre 1.59 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1774 metric tons per square kilometre Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre, China or Spain?
Spain, at 1.53 metric tons per square kilometre against 1.41 metric tons per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre between China and Spain?
0.12 metric tons per square kilometre, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Spain?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and Spain rank globally for capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre?
China ranks 83rd and Spain ranks 81st 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.