Senegal vs Tanzania: Capture fishery production
Senegal
500,077 metric tons
in 2024
Tanzania
530,933 metric tons
in 2024
Senegal rank
37th
Tanzania rank
35th
Capture fishery production over time
- Senegal
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 530,933 metric tons against 500,077 metric tons in Senegal, a difference of 30,856 metric tons.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Senegal ahead.
Senegal ranks 37th and Tanzania ranks 35th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 4 and Tanzania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Senegal | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 100,013 metric tons | 104,890 metric tons | 4,877 metric tons | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 192,602 metric tons | 198,654 metric tons | 6,052 metric tons | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 251,466 metric tons | 296,883 metric tons | 45,417 metric tons | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 392,273 metric tons | 343,404 metric tons | 48,869 metric tons | Senegal |
| 2000s | 422,420 metric tons | 353,141 metric tons | 69,279 metric tons | Senegal |
| 2010s | 465,852 metric tons | 379,471 metric tons | 86,381 metric tons | Senegal |
| 2020s | 501,245 metric tons | 487,710 metric tons | 13,535 metric tons | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher capture fishery production, Senegal or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 530,933 metric tons against 500,077 metric tons in Senegal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in capture fishery production between Senegal and Tanzania?
- 30,856 metric tons, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Tanzania?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Senegal and Tanzania rank globally for capture fishery production?
- Senegal ranks 37th and Tanzania ranks 35th 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).