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

Gambia
5.48 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.3545 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Gambia rank
35th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
38th

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

  • Gambia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0246196119922023

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 5.48 metric tons per square kilometre against 0.3545 metric tons per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 5.13 metric tons per square kilometre.

That makes Gambia's figure about 15.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

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

Gambia ranks 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 216 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 0.5786 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1464 metric tons per square kilometre 0.4322 metric tons per square kilometre Gambia
1970s 1.16 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1778 metric tons per square kilometre 0.9848 metric tons per square kilometre Gambia
1980s 1.31 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1776 metric tons per square kilometre 1.14 metric tons per square kilometre Gambia
1990s 2.55 metric tons per square kilometre 0.2158 metric tons per square kilometre 2.34 metric tons per square kilometre Gambia
2000s 3.71 metric tons per square kilometre 0.2644 metric tons per square kilometre 3.45 metric tons per square kilometre Gambia
2010s 4.94 metric tons per square kilometre 0.3101 metric tons per square kilometre 4.63 metric tons per square kilometre Gambia
2020s 5.28 metric tons per square kilometre 0.3447 metric tons per square kilometre 4.93 metric tons per square kilometre Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre, Gambia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Gambia, at 5.48 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 Gambia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
5.13 metric tons per square kilometre, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Gambia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre?
Gambia ranks 35th 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.