El Salvador vs Nicaragua: Total fisheries production
El Salvador
68,991 metric tons
in 2024
Nicaragua
76,170 metric tons
in 2024
El Salvador rank
98th
Nicaragua rank
96th
Total fisheries production over time
- El Salvador
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 76,170 metric tons against 68,991 metric tons in El Salvador, a difference of 7,179 metric tons.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 98th and Nicaragua ranks 96th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Nicaragua in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,170 metric tons | 6,080 metric tons | 3,090 metric tons | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 9,883 metric tons | 11,322 metric tons | 1,438 metric tons | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 14,788 metric tons | 4,797 metric tons | 9,992 metric tons | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 12,530 metric tons | 20,041 metric tons | 7,512 metric tons | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 40,572 metric tons | 36,084 metric tons | 4,488 metric tons | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 60,921 metric tons | 69,029 metric tons | 8,108 metric tons | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 70,104 metric tons | 80,197 metric tons | 10,093 metric tons | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fisheries production, El Salvador or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 76,170 metric tons against 68,991 metric tons in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total fisheries production between El Salvador and Nicaragua?
- 7,179 metric tons, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Nicaragua?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Nicaragua rank globally for total fisheries production?
- El Salvador ranks 98th and Nicaragua ranks 96th of 216 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.
Individual pages
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.