Finland vs South Africa: Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre

Finland
0.4235 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.4316 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Finland rank
127th
South Africa rank
125th

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

  • Finland
  • South Africa
00.511.52196119922023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.4316 metric tons per square kilometre against 0.4235 metric tons per square kilometre in Finland, a difference of 0.0081 metric tons per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Finland ranks 127th and South Africa ranks 125th of 216 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.245 metric tons per square kilometre 1.23 metric tons per square kilometre 0.9887 metric tons per square kilometre South Africa
1970s 0.3537 metric tons per square kilometre 1.07 metric tons per square kilometre 0.7211 metric tons per square kilometre South Africa
1980s 0.5223 metric tons per square kilometre 0.8245 metric tons per square kilometre 0.3022 metric tons per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 0.52 metric tons per square kilometre 0.4718 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0482 metric tons per square kilometre Finland
2000s 0.4789 metric tons per square kilometre 0.63 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1512 metric tons per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 0.5697 metric tons per square kilometre 0.5206 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0491 metric tons per square kilometre Finland
2020s 0.4424 metric tons per square kilometre 0.4902 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0479 metric tons per square kilometre South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre, Finland or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.4316 metric tons per square kilometre against 0.4235 metric tons per square kilometre in Finland as of 2023.
What is the difference in capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre between Finland and South Africa?
0.0081 metric tons per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Finland and South Africa rank globally for capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre?
Finland ranks 127th and South Africa ranks 125th 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.