Cameroon vs Malta: Wild fish catch by gear type
Cameroon
23,496 tonnes
in 2018
Malta
36,309 tonnes
in 2018
Cameroon rank
59th
Malta rank
56th
Wild fish catch by gear type over time
- Cameroon
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 36,309 tonnes against 23,496 tonnes in Cameroon, a difference of 12,813 tonnes.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.5 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 48 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 59th and Malta ranks 56th of 111 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21,901 tonnes | 8,021 tonnes | 13,880 tonnes | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 17,916 tonnes | 13,055 tonnes | 4,861 tonnes | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 15,130 tonnes | 30,398 tonnes | 15,268 tonnes | Malta |
| 2000s | 12,828 tonnes | 42,745 tonnes | 29,917 tonnes | Malta |
| 2010s | 14,013 tonnes | 52,521 tonnes | 38,508 tonnes | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wild fish catch by gear type, Cameroon or Malta?
- Malta, at 36,309 tonnes against 23,496 tonnes in Cameroon as of 2018.
- What is the difference in wild fish catch by gear type between Cameroon and Malta?
- 12,813 tonnes, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Malta?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Cameroon and Malta rank globally for wild fish catch by gear type?
- Cameroon ranks 59th and Malta ranks 56th 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.