El Salvador vs Nicaragua: Capture fisheries production
El Salvador
57,123 metric tons
in 2024
Nicaragua
58,165 metric tons
in 2024
El Salvador rank
97th
Nicaragua rank
95th
Capture fisheries production over time
- El Salvador
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 58,165 metric tons against 57,123 metric tons in El Salvador, a difference of 1,042 metric tons.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 97th and Nicaragua ranks 95th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 5 and Nicaragua in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,170 metric tons | 6,080 metric tons | 3,090 metric tons | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 9,883 metric tons | 11,322 metric tons | 1,438 metric tons | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 14,422 metric tons | 4,768 metric tons | 9,654 metric tons | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 12,012 metric tons | 18,152 metric tons | 6,140 metric tons | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 38,375 metric tons | 26,092 metric tons | 12,282 metric tons | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 54,298 metric tons | 44,662 metric tons | 9,637 metric tons | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 58,358 metric tons | 54,354 metric tons | 4,004 metric tons | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher capture fisheries production, El Salvador or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 58,165 metric tons against 57,123 metric tons in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in capture fisheries production between El Salvador and Nicaragua?
- 1,042 metric tons, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Nicaragua?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Nicaragua rank globally for capture fisheries production?
- El Salvador ranks 97th and Nicaragua ranks 95th 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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About this data
Capture fisheries production measures the volume of fish catches landed by a country for all commercial, industrial, recreational and subsistence purposes.