Canada vs Mauritania: Capture fisheries production

Canada
681,733 metric tons
in 2024
Mauritania
640,322 metric tons
in 2024
Canada rank
29th
Mauritania rank
31st

Capture fisheries production over time

  • Canada
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 681,733 metric tons against 640,322 metric tons in Mauritania, a difference of 41,411 metric tons.

That makes Canada'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 Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 29th and Mauritania ranks 31st of 217 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Mauritania Difference Ahead
1960s 1.38 million metric tons 27,370 metric tons 1.36 million metric tons Canada
1970s 1.36 million metric tons 39,333 metric tons 1.32 million metric tons Canada
1980s 1.58 million metric tons 66,090 metric tons 1.51 million metric tons Canada
1990s 1.30 million metric tons 70,906 metric tons 1.23 million metric tons Canada
2000s 1.31 million metric tons 198,674 metric tons 1.11 million metric tons Canada
2010s 945,531 metric tons 534,880 metric tons 410,651 metric tons Canada
2020s 742,478 metric tons 689,703 metric tons 52,775 metric tons Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher capture fisheries production, Canada or Mauritania?
Canada, at 681,733 metric tons against 640,322 metric tons in Mauritania as of 2024.
What is the difference in capture fisheries production between Canada and Mauritania?
41,411 metric tons, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Mauritania?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Canada and Mauritania rank globally for capture fisheries production?
Canada ranks 29th and Mauritania ranks 31st of 217 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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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.