Costa Rica vs South Africa: Total fisheries production (metric tons), per capita

Costa Rica
0.0086 metric tons per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.0083 metric tons per person
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
115th
South Africa rank
118th

Total fisheries production (metric tons), per capita over time

  • Costa Rica
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.0086 metric tons per person against 0.0083 metric tons per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.0003 metric tons per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Africa ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 115th and South Africa ranks 118th of 216 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0021 metric tons per person 0.0748 metric tons per person 0.0727 metric tons per person South Africa
1970s 0.0071 metric tons per person 0.052 metric tons per person 0.0449 metric tons per person South Africa
1980s 0.0062 metric tons per person 0.029 metric tons per person 0.0228 metric tons per person South Africa
1990s 0.0072 metric tons per person 0.0131 metric tons per person 0.0059 metric tons per person South Africa
2000s 0.0109 metric tons per person 0.0157 metric tons per person 0.0048 metric tons per person South Africa
2010s 0.0084 metric tons per person 0.0115 metric tons per person 0.003 metric tons per person South Africa
2020s 0.0091 metric tons per person 0.0095 metric tons per person 0.0004 metric tons per person South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total fisheries production (metric tons), per capita, Costa Rica or South Africa?
Costa Rica, at 0.0086 metric tons per person against 0.0083 metric tons per person in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in total fisheries production (metric tons), per capita between Costa Rica and South Africa?
0.0003 metric tons per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and South Africa?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and South Africa rank globally for total fisheries production (metric tons), per capita?
Costa Rica ranks 115th and South Africa ranks 118th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Total fisheries production (metric tons), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total fisheries production (metric tons), per capita
Unit
metric tons per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
264 places, 16,000 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Total fisheries production (metric tons) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.