Papua New Guinea vs United States: Total fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre

Papua New Guinea
0.5585 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
United States
0.5633 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
128th
United States rank
127th

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

  • Papua New Guinea
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 0.5633 metric tons per square kilometre against 0.5585 metric tons per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0048 metric tons per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 128th and United States ranks 127th of 216 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and United States in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea United States Difference Ahead
1960s 0.033 metric tons per square kilometre 0.3022 metric tons per square kilometre 0.2692 metric tons per square kilometre United States
1970s 0.1481 metric tons per square kilometre 0.3516 metric tons per square kilometre 0.2035 metric tons per square kilometre United States
1980s 0.1187 metric tons per square kilometre 0.5478 metric tons per square kilometre 0.4291 metric tons per square kilometre United States
1990s 0.1513 metric tons per square kilometre 0.6409 metric tons per square kilometre 0.4896 metric tons per square kilometre United States
2000s 0.5174 metric tons per square kilometre 0.6162 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0988 metric tons per square kilometre United States
2010s 0.6593 metric tons per square kilometre 0.6344 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0249 metric tons per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.5552 metric tons per square kilometre 0.5646 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0094 metric tons per square kilometre United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre, Papua New Guinea or United States?
United States, at 0.5633 metric tons per square kilometre against 0.5585 metric tons per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in total fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre between Papua New Guinea and United States?
0.0048 metric tons per square kilometre, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and United States?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and United States rank globally for total fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre?
Papua New Guinea ranks 128th and United States ranks 127th 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.