New Zealand vs Papua New Guinea: Capture fisheries production
New Zealand
324,447 metric tons
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
342,808 metric tons
in 2024
New Zealand rank
50th
Papua New Guinea rank
48th
Capture fisheries production over time
- New Zealand
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 342,808 metric tons against 324,447 metric tons in New Zealand, a difference of 18,361 metric tons.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 50th and Papua New Guinea ranks 48th of 216 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50,537 metric tons | 14,670 metric tons | 35,867 metric tons | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 73,664 metric tons | 67,065 metric tons | 6,599 metric tons | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 213,954 metric tons | 53,766 metric tons | 160,189 metric tons | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 497,333 metric tons | 68,476 metric tons | 428,858 metric tons | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 521,896 metric tons | 233,733 metric tons | 288,163 metric tons | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 430,880 metric tons | 295,638 metric tons | 135,242 metric tons | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 341,496 metric tons | 267,779 metric tons | 73,717 metric tons | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher capture fisheries production, New Zealand or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 342,808 metric tons against 324,447 metric tons in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in capture fisheries production between New Zealand and Papua New Guinea?
- 18,361 metric tons, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Papua New Guinea?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and Papua New Guinea rank globally for capture fisheries production?
- New Zealand ranks 50th and Papua New Guinea ranks 48th 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.