Papua New Guinea vs Tanzania: Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre

Papua New Guinea
0.5529 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Tanzania
0.5434 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
109th
Tanzania rank
110th

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

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.5529 metric tons per square kilometre against 0.5434 metric tons per square kilometre in Tanzania, a difference of 0.0095 metric tons per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Tanzania ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 109th and Tanzania ranks 110th of 216 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Tanzania in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Tanzania Difference Ahead
1960s 0.033 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1227 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0897 metric tons per square kilometre Tanzania
1970s 0.1481 metric tons per square kilometre 0.2243 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0762 metric tons per square kilometre Tanzania
1980s 0.1187 metric tons per square kilometre 0.3352 metric tons per square kilometre 0.2164 metric tons per square kilometre Tanzania
1990s 0.1512 metric tons per square kilometre 0.3877 metric tons per square kilometre 0.2365 metric tons per square kilometre Tanzania
2000s 0.5161 metric tons per square kilometre 0.3987 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1175 metric tons per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.6528 metric tons per square kilometre 0.4284 metric tons per square kilometre 0.2244 metric tons per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.5499 metric tons per square kilometre 0.5384 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0115 metric tons per square kilometre Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre, Papua New Guinea or Tanzania?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.5529 metric tons per square kilometre against 0.5434 metric tons per square kilometre in Tanzania as of 2023.
What is the difference in capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre between Papua New Guinea and Tanzania?
0.0095 metric tons per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Tanzania?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Tanzania rank globally for capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre?
Papua New Guinea ranks 109th and Tanzania ranks 110th 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.