Cape Verde vs Spain: What is wild fish catch used for?

Cape Verde
985.65 tonnes
in 2015
Spain
1,572 tonnes
in 2015
Cape Verde rank
32nd
Spain rank
30th

What is wild fish catch used for? over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 1,572 tonnes against 985.65 tonnes in Cape Verde, a difference of 586.35 tonnes.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.6 times Cape Verde's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 32nd and Spain ranks 30th of 140 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Spain Difference Ahead
1950s 602.97 tonnes 422.11 tonnes 180.86 tonnes Cape Verde
1960s 999.87 tonnes 681.96 tonnes 317.92 tonnes Cape Verde
1970s 1,103 tonnes 886.43 tonnes 216.91 tonnes Cape Verde
1980s 1,471 tonnes 2,172 tonnes 701.08 tonnes Spain
1990s 1,384 tonnes 4,407 tonnes 3,023 tonnes Spain
2000s 1,210 tonnes 1,998 tonnes 787.78 tonnes Spain
2010s 941.63 tonnes 1,889 tonnes 947.78 tonnes Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher what is wild fish catch used for?, Cape Verde or Spain?
Spain, at 1,572 tonnes against 985.65 tonnes in Cape Verde as of 2015.
What is the difference in what is wild fish catch used for? between Cape Verde and Spain?
586.35 tonnes, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Spain?
66 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2015.
How do Cape Verde and Spain rank globally for what is wild fish catch used for??
Cape Verde ranks 32nd and Spain ranks 30th of 140 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as What is wild fish catch used for?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
What is wild fish catch used for?
Unit
tonnes
Source
Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
140 places, 8,720 data points, 1950–2015
Last refreshed