Costa Rica vs Gabon: Capture fisheries production

Costa Rica
32,140 metric tons
in 2024
Gabon
30,140 metric tons
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
120th
Gabon rank
122nd

Capture fisheries production over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Gabon
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 32,140 metric tons against 30,140 metric tons in Gabon, a difference of 2,000 metric tons.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Gabon ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 120th and Gabon ranks 122nd of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Gabon in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Gabon Difference Ahead
1960s 3,240 metric tons 7,550 metric tons 4,310 metric tons Gabon
1970s 14,829 metric tons 13,653 metric tons 1,176 metric tons Costa Rica
1980s 16,650 metric tons 20,695 metric tons 4,045 metric tons Gabon
1990s 20,489 metric tons 36,649 metric tons 16,160 metric tons Gabon
2000s 25,343 metric tons 40,799 metric tons 15,456 metric tons Gabon
2010s 15,141 metric tons 33,018 metric tons 17,877 metric tons Gabon
2020s 30,263 metric tons 29,951 metric tons 311.62 metric tons Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher capture fisheries production, Costa Rica or Gabon?
Costa Rica, at 32,140 metric tons against 30,140 metric tons in Gabon as of 2024.
What is the difference in capture fisheries production between Costa Rica and Gabon?
2,000 metric tons, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Gabon?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Gabon rank globally for capture fisheries production?
Costa Rica ranks 120th and Gabon ranks 122nd 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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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.