Portugal vs Spain: Total fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre

Portugal
2.03 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
2.02 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal rank
75th
Spain rank
77th

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

  • Portugal
  • Spain
234567196119922023

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 2.03 metric tons per square kilometre against 2.02 metric tons per square kilometre in Spain, a difference of 0.01 metric tons per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 75th and Spain ranks 77th of 216 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 5.94 metric tons per square kilometre 2.47 metric tons per square kilometre 3.47 metric tons per square kilometre Portugal
1970s 4.25 metric tons per square kilometre 3.11 metric tons per square kilometre 1.15 metric tons per square kilometre Portugal
1980s 3.5 metric tons per square kilometre 2.95 metric tons per square kilometre 0.5506 metric tons per square kilometre Portugal
1990s 3.05 metric tons per square kilometre 2.76 metric tons per square kilometre 0.2918 metric tons per square kilometre Portugal
2000s 2.44 metric tons per square kilometre 2.4 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0384 metric tons per square kilometre Portugal
2010s 2.24 metric tons per square kilometre 2.49 metric tons per square kilometre 0.2545 metric tons per square kilometre Spain
2020s 2.03 metric tons per square kilometre 2.12 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0911 metric tons per square kilometre Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre, Portugal or Spain?
Portugal, at 2.03 metric tons per square kilometre against 2.02 metric tons per square kilometre in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in total fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre between Portugal and Spain?
0.01 metric tons per square kilometre, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for total fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre?
Portugal ranks 75th and Spain ranks 77th 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.