Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Sri Lanka: Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
0.3572 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
5.47 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
36th
Sri Lanka rank
36th

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

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Sri Lanka
02468196119922023

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 5.47 metric tons per square kilometre against 0.3572 metric tons per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 5.11 metric tons per square kilometre.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 15.3 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 36th and Sri Lanka ranks 36th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0542 metric tons per square kilometre 1.29 metric tons per square kilometre 1.23 metric tons per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1970s 0.0777 metric tons per square kilometre 1.84 metric tons per square kilometre 1.76 metric tons per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1980s 0.1366 metric tons per square kilometre 3.12 metric tons per square kilometre 2.98 metric tons per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1990s 0.2219 metric tons per square kilometre 3.88 metric tons per square kilometre 3.66 metric tons per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2000s 0.2758 metric tons per square kilometre 4.71 metric tons per square kilometre 4.43 metric tons per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2010s 0.3249 metric tons per square kilometre 7.37 metric tons per square kilometre 7.04 metric tons per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2020s 0.3571 metric tons per square kilometre 5.76 metric tons per square kilometre 5.4 metric tons per square kilometre Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 5.47 metric tons per square kilometre against 0.3572 metric tons per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Sri Lanka?
5.11 metric tons per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Sri Lanka?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Sri Lanka rank globally for capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 36th and Sri Lanka ranks 36th of 47 groups.
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.