Senegal vs South Africa: Capture fisheries production

Senegal
500,077 metric tons
in 2024
South Africa
521,938 metric tons
in 2024
Senegal rank
37th
South Africa rank
36th

Capture fisheries production over time

  • Senegal
  • South Africa
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M196019922024

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 521,938 metric tons against 500,077 metric tons in Senegal, a difference of 21,861 metric tons.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Africa ahead.

Senegal ranks 37th and South Africa ranks 36th of 215 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Senegal South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 100,013 metric tons 1.44 million metric tons 1.34 million metric tons South Africa
1970s 192,602 metric tons 1.30 million metric tons 1.11 million metric tons South Africa
1980s 251,466 metric tons 1.00 million metric tons 748,688 metric tons South Africa
1990s 392,273 metric tons 572,284 metric tons 180,011 metric tons South Africa
2000s 422,420 metric tons 764,302 metric tons 341,882 metric tons South Africa
2010s 465,852 metric tons 631,500 metric tons 165,649 metric tons South Africa
2020s 501,245 metric tons 580,144 metric tons 78,900 metric tons South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher capture fisheries production, Senegal or South Africa?
South Africa, at 521,938 metric tons against 500,077 metric tons in Senegal as of 2024.
What is the difference in capture fisheries production between Senegal and South Africa?
21,861 metric tons, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and South Africa?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Senegal and South Africa rank globally for capture fisheries production?
Senegal ranks 37th and South Africa ranks 36th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Senegal vs South Africa: Capture fisheries production. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization., Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Retrieved 02 September 2026, from https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/capture-fisheries-production-metric-tons/senegal/south-africa/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/capture-fisheries-production-metric-tons/senegal/south-africa/">Senegal vs South Africa: Capture fisheries production</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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.