Ecuador vs Nigeria: Capture fisheries production

Ecuador
784,915 metric tons
in 2024
Nigeria
855,310 metric tons
in 2024
Ecuador rank
23rd
Nigeria rank
21st

Capture fisheries production over time

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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 855,310 metric tons against 784,915 metric tons in Ecuador, a difference of 70,395 metric tons.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.

Ecuador ranks 23rd and Nigeria ranks 21st of 216 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 51,439 metric tons 86,513 metric tons 35,074 metric tons Nigeria
1970s 275,483 metric tons 241,996 metric tons 33,487 metric tons Ecuador
1980s 696,671 metric tons 259,703 metric tons 436,968 metric tons Ecuador
1990s 404,094 metric tons 336,131 metric tons 67,963 metric tons Ecuador
2000s 460,635 metric tons 512,050 metric tons 51,414 metric tons Nigeria
2010s 574,682 metric tons 746,692 metric tons 172,010 metric tons Nigeria
2020s 733,641 metric tons 805,476 metric tons 71,835 metric tons Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher capture fisheries production, Ecuador or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 855,310 metric tons against 784,915 metric tons in Ecuador as of 2024.
What is the difference in capture fisheries production between Ecuador and Nigeria?
70,395 metric tons, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Nigeria?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Ecuador and Nigeria rank globally for capture fisheries production?
Ecuador ranks 23rd and Nigeria ranks 21st of 216 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.