Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Sri Lanka: Total fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
0.5639 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
6.45 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
35th
Sri Lanka rank
34th

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

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • Sri Lanka
02468196119922023

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 6.45 metric tons per square kilometre against 0.5639 metric tons per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 5.89 metric tons per square kilometre.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 11.4 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 35th 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0557 metric tons per square kilometre 1.29 metric tons per square kilometre 1.23 metric tons per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1970s 0.0852 metric tons per square kilometre 1.84 metric tons per square kilometre 1.75 metric tons per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1980s 0.1356 metric tons per square kilometre 3.12 metric tons per square kilometre 2.99 metric tons per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1990s 0.2134 metric tons per square kilometre 3.93 metric tons per square kilometre 3.71 metric tons per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2000s 0.3078 metric tons per square kilometre 4.79 metric tons per square kilometre 4.48 metric tons per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2010s 0.4438 metric tons per square kilometre 7.78 metric tons per square kilometre 7.33 metric tons per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2020s 0.5632 metric tons per square kilometre 6.62 metric tons per square kilometre 6.06 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, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 6.45 metric tons per square kilometre against 0.5639 metric tons per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in total fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Sri Lanka?
5.89 metric tons per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Sri Lanka?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Sri Lanka rank globally for total fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 35th 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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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.