Costa Rica vs Suriname: Capture fisheries production

Costa Rica
32,140 metric tons
in 2024
Suriname
32,147 metric tons
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
120th
Suriname rank
119th

Capture fisheries production over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Suriname currently reports 32,147 metric tons against 32,140 metric tons in Costa Rica, a difference of 7 metric tons.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Suriname ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 120th and Suriname ranks 119th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Suriname in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Suriname Difference Ahead
1960s 3,240 metric tons 6,582 metric tons 3,342 metric tons Suriname
1970s 14,829 metric tons 9,054 metric tons 5,775 metric tons Costa Rica
1980s 16,650 metric tons 5,054 metric tons 11,596 metric tons Costa Rica
1990s 20,489 metric tons 14,438 metric tons 6,050 metric tons Costa Rica
2000s 25,343 metric tons 29,468 metric tons 4,125 metric tons Suriname
2010s 15,141 metric tons 37,728 metric tons 22,586 metric tons Suriname
2020s 30,263 metric tons 31,911 metric tons 1,648 metric tons Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher capture fisheries production, Costa Rica or Suriname?
Suriname, at 32,147 metric tons against 32,140 metric tons in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in capture fisheries production between Costa Rica and Suriname?
7 metric tons, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Suriname?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Suriname rank globally for capture fisheries production?
Costa Rica ranks 120th and Suriname ranks 119th 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
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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.