Angola vs Mauritania: Capture fishery production
Angola
610,036 metric tons
in 2024
Mauritania
640,322 metric tons
in 2024
Angola rank
31st
Mauritania rank
30th
Capture fishery production over time
- Angola
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 640,322 metric tons against 610,036 metric tons in Angola, a difference of 30,286 metric tons.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Angola ahead.
Angola ranks 31st and Mauritania ranks 30th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 5 and Mauritania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 301,240 metric tons | 27,370 metric tons | 273,870 metric tons | Angola |
| 1970s | 278,515 metric tons | 39,333 metric tons | 239,182 metric tons | Angola |
| 1980s | 108,883 metric tons | 66,090 metric tons | 42,794 metric tons | Angola |
| 1990s | 136,828 metric tons | 70,906 metric tons | 65,922 metric tons | Angola |
| 2000s | 251,408 metric tons | 198,674 metric tons | 52,734 metric tons | Angola |
| 2010s | 423,246 metric tons | 534,880 metric tons | 111,634 metric tons | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 529,085 metric tons | 689,703 metric tons | 160,617 metric tons | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher capture fishery production, Angola or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 640,322 metric tons against 610,036 metric tons in Angola as of 2024.
- What is the difference in capture fishery production between Angola and Mauritania?
- 30,286 metric tons, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Mauritania?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Angola and Mauritania rank globally for capture fishery production?
- Angola ranks 31st and Mauritania ranks 30th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Capture fishery production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Capture (wild) fishery production does not include seafood produced from fish farming (aquaculture).