Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Sri Lanka: Total fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre
Total fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 6.45 metric tons per square kilometre against 0.6217 metric tons per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 5.83 metric tons per square kilometre.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 10.4 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 31st and Sri Lanka ranks 34th of 47 groups.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4984 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.29 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.788 metric tons per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0.3974 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.84 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.44 metric tons per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0.4397 metric tons per square kilometre | 3.12 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.69 metric tons per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 0.7004 metric tons per square kilometre | 3.93 metric tons per square kilometre | 3.23 metric tons per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.7531 metric tons per square kilometre | 4.79 metric tons per square kilometre | 4.03 metric tons per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.6294 metric tons per square kilometre | 7.78 metric tons per square kilometre | 7.15 metric tons per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.6871 metric tons per square kilometre | 6.62 metric tons per square kilometre | 5.93 metric tons per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 6.45 metric tons per square kilometre against 0.6217 metric tons per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Sri Lanka?
- 5.83 metric tons per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Sri Lanka?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Sri Lanka rank globally for total fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 31st and Sri Lanka ranks 34th 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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About this data
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.