Africa Western and Central vs American Samoa: Total fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre

Africa Western and Central
0.4844 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
American Samoa
6.33 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Africa Western and Central rank
36th
American Samoa rank
35th

Total fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre over time

  • Africa Western and Central
  • American Samoa
0102030196119922023

How they compare

American Samoa currently reports 6.33 metric tons per square kilometre against 0.4844 metric tons per square kilometre in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 5.85 metric tons per square kilometre.

That makes American Samoa's figure about 13.1 times Africa Western and Central's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Africa Western and Central ahead.

Africa Western and Central ranks 36th and American Samoa ranks 35th of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Africa Western and Central averaged higher in 1 and American Samoa in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central American Samoa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0758 metric tons per square kilometre 0 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0758 metric tons per square kilometre Africa Western and Central
1970s 0.1351 metric tons per square kilometre 0.5045 metric tons per square kilometre 0.3694 metric tons per square kilometre American Samoa
1980s 0.1571 metric tons per square kilometre 0.6395 metric tons per square kilometre 0.4824 metric tons per square kilometre American Samoa
1990s 0.21 metric tons per square kilometre 1.17 metric tons per square kilometre 0.9585 metric tons per square kilometre American Samoa
2000s 0.2759 metric tons per square kilometre 22.98 metric tons per square kilometre 22.71 metric tons per square kilometre American Samoa
2010s 0.4151 metric tons per square kilometre 14.47 metric tons per square kilometre 14.06 metric tons per square kilometre American Samoa
2020s 0.4815 metric tons per square kilometre 6.08 metric tons per square kilometre 5.6 metric tons per square kilometre American Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre, Africa Western and Central or American Samoa?
American Samoa, at 6.33 metric tons per square kilometre against 0.4844 metric tons per square kilometre in Africa Western and Central as of 2023.
What is the difference in total fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre between Africa Western and Central and American Samoa?
5.85 metric tons per square kilometre, with American Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and American Samoa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Africa Western and Central and American Samoa rank globally for total fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre?
Africa Western and Central ranks 36th and American Samoa ranks 35th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Total fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
metric tons per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
264 places, 15,328 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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