French Polynesia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre

French Polynesia
3.64 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.3545 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
French Polynesia rank
41st
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
38th

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

  • French Polynesia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
01234196119922023

How they compare

French Polynesia currently reports 3.64 metric tons per square kilometre against 0.3545 metric tons per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 3.29 metric tons per square kilometre.

That makes French Polynesia's figure about 10.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

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

French Polynesia ranks 41st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 216 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade French Polynesia Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 0.6406 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1464 metric tons per square kilometre 0.4942 metric tons per square kilometre French Polynesia
1970s 0.6845 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1778 metric tons per square kilometre 0.5067 metric tons per square kilometre French Polynesia
1980s 0.7113 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1776 metric tons per square kilometre 0.5337 metric tons per square kilometre French Polynesia
1990s 2.27 metric tons per square kilometre 0.2158 metric tons per square kilometre 2.06 metric tons per square kilometre French Polynesia
2000s 3.85 metric tons per square kilometre 0.2644 metric tons per square kilometre 3.58 metric tons per square kilometre French Polynesia
2010s 3.85 metric tons per square kilometre 0.3101 metric tons per square kilometre 3.54 metric tons per square kilometre French Polynesia
2020s 3.51 metric tons per square kilometre 0.3447 metric tons per square kilometre 3.16 metric tons per square kilometre French Polynesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre, French Polynesia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
French Polynesia, at 3.64 metric tons per square kilometre against 0.3545 metric tons per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre between French Polynesia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
3.29 metric tons per square kilometre, with French Polynesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do French Polynesia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre?
French Polynesia ranks 41st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 38th 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.