Angola vs Namibia: Wild fish catch by gear type
Angola
153,513 tonnes
in 2018
Namibia
185,451 tonnes
in 2018
Angola rank
25th
Namibia rank
22nd
Wild fish catch by gear type over time
- Angola
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 185,451 tonnes against 153,513 tonnes in Angola, a difference of 31,938 tonnes.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.2 times Angola's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Angola ahead.
Angola ranks 25th and Namibia ranks 22nd of 111 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 4 and Namibia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 199,492 tonnes | 1,408 tonnes | 198,084 tonnes | Angola |
| 1970s | 158,077 tonnes | 4,291 tonnes | 153,786 tonnes | Angola |
| 1980s | 91,276 tonnes | 18,084 tonnes | 73,192 tonnes | Angola |
| 1990s | 119,619 tonnes | 147,541 tonnes | 27,922 tonnes | Namibia |
| 2000s | 152,302 tonnes | 186,318 tonnes | 34,016 tonnes | Namibia |
| 2010s | 178,000 tonnes | 176,455 tonnes | 1,545 tonnes | Angola |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wild fish catch by gear type, Angola or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 185,451 tonnes against 153,513 tonnes in Angola as of 2018.
- What is the difference in wild fish catch by gear type between Angola and Namibia?
- 31,938 tonnes, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Namibia?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2018.
- How do Angola and Namibia rank globally for wild fish catch by gear type?
- Angola ranks 25th and Namibia ranks 22nd of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Wild fish catch by gear type. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.