Brazil vs Mauritania: Capture fisheries production

Brazil
720,404 metric tons
in 2024
Mauritania
640,322 metric tons
in 2024
Brazil rank
27th
Mauritania rank
30th

Capture fisheries production over time

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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 720,404 metric tons against 640,322 metric tons in Mauritania, a difference of 80,082 metric tons.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 27th and Mauritania ranks 30th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 6 and Mauritania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Mauritania Difference Ahead
1960s 380,518 metric tons 27,370 metric tons 353,148 metric tons Brazil
1970s 696,866 metric tons 39,333 metric tons 657,533 metric tons Brazil
1980s 869,465 metric tons 66,090 metric tons 803,375 metric tons Brazil
1990s 637,211 metric tons 70,906 metric tons 566,305 metric tons Brazil
2000s 761,031 metric tons 198,674 metric tons 562,357 metric tons Brazil
2010s 698,809 metric tons 534,880 metric tons 163,929 metric tons Brazil
2020s 610,106 metric tons 689,703 metric tons 79,596 metric tons Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher capture fisheries production, Brazil or Mauritania?
Brazil, at 720,404 metric tons against 640,322 metric tons in Mauritania as of 2024.
What is the difference in capture fisheries production between Brazil and Mauritania?
80,082 metric tons, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Mauritania?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Mauritania rank globally for capture fisheries production?
Brazil ranks 27th and Mauritania ranks 30th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization., Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Capture fisheries production (metric tons). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Capture fisheries production (metric tons)
Unit
metric tons
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization., Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
263 places, 15,967 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Capture fisheries production measures the volume of fish catches landed by a country for all commercial, industrial, recreational and subsistence purposes.