Costa Rica vs Vanuatu: Total fisheries production

Costa Rica
44,308 metric tons
in 2024
Vanuatu
44,428 metric tons
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
116th
Vanuatu rank
115th

Total fisheries production over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Vanuatu
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k196019922024

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 44,428 metric tons against 44,308 metric tons in Costa Rica, a difference of 120 metric tons.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 116th and Vanuatu ranks 115th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Vanuatu in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1960s 3,240 metric tons 1,620 metric tons 1,620 metric tons Costa Rica
1970s 14,834 metric tons 2,529 metric tons 12,305 metric tons Costa Rica
1980s 16,819 metric tons 11,211 metric tons 5,607 metric tons Costa Rica
1990s 25,493 metric tons 56,188 metric tons 30,695 metric tons Vanuatu
2000s 45,839 metric tons 146,748 metric tons 100,909 metric tons Vanuatu
2010s 40,127 metric tons 63,465 metric tons 23,338 metric tons Vanuatu
2020s 46,060 metric tons 67,594 metric tons 21,534 metric tons Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total fisheries production, Costa Rica or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 44,428 metric tons against 44,308 metric tons in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in total fisheries production between Costa Rica and Vanuatu?
120 metric tons, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Vanuatu?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Vanuatu rank globally for total fisheries production?
Costa Rica ranks 116th and Vanuatu ranks 115th of 215 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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Indicator
Total fisheries production (metric tons)
Unit
metric tons
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization., Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
263 places, 15,967 data points, 1960–2024
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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.