What is the difference in fish and seafood production between Cyprus and Sao Tome and Principe?

3,000 tonnes, with Cyprus ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Sao Tome and Principe?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fish and seafood production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cyprus vs Sao Tome and Principe: Fish and seafood production

Cyprus

9,000 tonnes

in 2023

Sao Tome and Principe

6,000 tonnes

in 2023

Cyprus rank

157th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

160th

Fish and seafood production over time

Cyprus
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Cyprus currently reports 9,000 tonnes against 6,000 tonnes in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 3,000 tonnes.

That makes Cyprus's figure about 1.5 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Cyprus ranks 157th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 160th of 192 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 5 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cyprus	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1960s	894.44 tonnes	755.56 tonnes	138.89 tonnes	Cyprus
1970s	1,247 tonnes	884 tonnes	363 tonnes	Cyprus
1980s	2,147 tonnes	3,174 tonnes	1,027 tonnes	Sao Tome and Principe
1990s	14,566 tonnes	3,554 tonnes	11,012 tonnes	Cyprus
2000s	51,159 tonnes	4,160 tonnes	46,999 tonnes	Cyprus
2010s	7,400 tonnes	8,000 tonnes	600 tonnes	Sao Tome and Principe
2020s	9,000 tonnes	6,000 tonnes	3,000 tonnes	Cyprus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fish and seafood production, Cyprus or Sao Tome and Principe?: Cyprus, at 9,000 tonnes against 6,000 tonnes in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
What is the difference in fish and seafood production between Cyprus and Sao Tome and Principe?: 3,000 tonnes, with Cyprus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Sao Tome and Principe?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Cyprus and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for fish and seafood production?: Cyprus ranks 157th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 160th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fish and seafood production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Fish and seafood production
Unit: tonnes
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 10,195 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Fish and seafood production is measured as the sum of seafood from wild catch and fish farming (aquaculture).