Costa Rica vs Papua New Guinea: Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre
Costa Rica
0.5724 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.5529 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
107th
Papua New Guinea rank
109th
Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.5724 metric tons per square kilometre against 0.5529 metric tons per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0195 metric tons per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 107th and Papua New Guinea ranks 109th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0657 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.033 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0327 metric tons per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.2904 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1481 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1423 metric tons per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.3261 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1187 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2074 metric tons per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.4013 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1512 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2501 metric tons per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.4963 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.5161 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0198 metric tons per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.2965 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.6528 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.3563 metric tons per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.5835 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.5499 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0336 metric tons per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Papua New Guinea?
- Costa Rica, at 0.5724 metric tons per square kilometre against 0.5529 metric tons per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0195 metric tons per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea rank globally for capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 107th and Papua New Guinea ranks 109th 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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About this data
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.