India vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Total fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre

India
5.89 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.3929 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
India rank
39th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
40th

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

  • India
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0246196119922023

How they compare

India currently reports 5.89 metric tons per square kilometre against 0.3929 metric tons per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 5.5 metric tons per square kilometre.

That makes India's figure about 15.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 63 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

India ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 40th of 216 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade India Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 0.431 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1465 metric tons per square kilometre 0.2844 metric tons per square kilometre India
1970s 0.7023 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1781 metric tons per square kilometre 0.5242 metric tons per square kilometre India
1980s 0.9554 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1782 metric tons per square kilometre 0.7772 metric tons per square kilometre India
1990s 1.64 metric tons per square kilometre 0.2175 metric tons per square kilometre 1.42 metric tons per square kilometre India
2000s 2.24 metric tons per square kilometre 0.2708 metric tons per square kilometre 1.97 metric tons per square kilometre India
2010s 3.48 metric tons per square kilometre 0.3336 metric tons per square kilometre 3.15 metric tons per square kilometre India
2020s 5.13 metric tons per square kilometre 0.377 metric tons per square kilometre 4.75 metric tons per square kilometre India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre, India or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
India, at 5.89 metric tons per square kilometre against 0.3929 metric tons per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in total fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre between India and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
5.5 metric tons per square kilometre, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do India and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for total fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre?
India ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 40th of 216 countries.
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.