Brazil vs Ecuador: Total fisheries production
Brazil
1.60 million metric tons
in 2024
Ecuador
2.02 million metric tons
in 2024
Brazil rank
21st
Ecuador rank
19th
Total fisheries production over time
- Brazil
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 2.02 million metric tons against 1.60 million metric tons in Brazil, a difference of 417,610 metric tons.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.3 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 21st and Ecuador ranks 19th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 6 and Ecuador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 380,519 metric tons | 51,440 metric tons | 329,079 metric tons | Brazil |
| 1970s | 697,333 metric tons | 277,309 metric tons | 420,023 metric tons | Brazil |
| 1980s | 880,036 metric tons | 737,350 metric tons | 142,687 metric tons | Brazil |
| 1990s | 696,326 metric tons | 514,134 metric tons | 182,192 metric tons | Brazil |
| 2000s | 1.03 million metric tons | 587,869 metric tons | 441,551 metric tons | Brazil |
| 2010s | 1.22 million metric tons | 999,323 metric tons | 223,487 metric tons | Brazil |
| 2020s | 1.35 million metric tons | 1.79 million metric tons | 439,580 metric tons | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fisheries production, Brazil or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 2.02 million metric tons against 1.60 million metric tons in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total fisheries production between Brazil and Ecuador?
- 417,610 metric tons, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Ecuador?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Ecuador rank globally for total fisheries production?
- Brazil ranks 21st and Ecuador ranks 19th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization., Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Total fisheries production (metric tons). 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 measures the volume of aquatic species caught by a country for all commercial, industrial, recreational and subsistence purposes. The harvest from mariculture, aquaculture and other kinds of fish farming is also included.