Caribbean Small States vs Papua New Guinea: Capture fisheries production

Caribbean Small States
310,432 metric tons
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
342,808 metric tons
in 2024
Caribbean Small States rank
47th
Papua New Guinea rank
48th

Capture fisheries production over time

  • Caribbean Small States
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 342,808 metric tons against 310,432 metric tons in Caribbean Small States, a difference of 32,376 metric tons.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Caribbean Small States's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Caribbean Small States ahead.

Caribbean Small States ranks 47th and Papua New Guinea ranks 48th of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Caribbean Small States averaged higher in 6 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Caribbean Small States Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 31,905 metric tons 14,670 metric tons 17,235 metric tons Caribbean Small States
1970s 54,271 metric tons 67,065 metric tons 12,794 metric tons Papua New Guinea
1980s 110,198 metric tons 53,766 metric tons 56,432 metric tons Caribbean Small States
1990s 122,980 metric tons 68,476 metric tons 54,505 metric tons Caribbean Small States
2000s 333,769 metric tons 233,733 metric tons 100,036 metric tons Caribbean Small States
2010s 382,902 metric tons 295,638 metric tons 87,264 metric tons Caribbean Small States
2020s 299,072 metric tons 267,779 metric tons 31,293 metric tons Caribbean Small States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher capture fisheries production, Caribbean Small States or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 342,808 metric tons against 310,432 metric tons in Caribbean Small States as of 2024.
What is the difference in capture fisheries production between Caribbean Small States and Papua New Guinea?
32,376 metric tons, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean Small States and Papua New Guinea?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Caribbean Small States and Papua New Guinea rank globally for capture fisheries production?
Caribbean Small States ranks 47th and Papua New Guinea ranks 48th of 47 groups.
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
264 places, 16,030 data points, 1960–2024
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Capture fisheries production measures the volume of fish catches landed by a country for all commercial, industrial, recreational and subsistence purposes.