Cameroon vs Tunisia: Wild fish catch by gear type

Cameroon
23,496 tonnes
in 2018
Tunisia
25,741 tonnes
in 2018
Cameroon rank
59th
Tunisia rank
57th

Wild fish catch by gear type over time

  • Cameroon
  • Tunisia
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How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 25,741 tonnes against 23,496 tonnes in Cameroon, a difference of 2,245 tonnes.

That makes Tunisia's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 68 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Tunisia ahead.

Cameroon ranks 59th and Tunisia ranks 57th of 111 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Tunisia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Tunisia Difference Ahead
1950s 2,003 tonnes 2,710 tonnes 707.57 tonnes Tunisia
1960s 9,639 tonnes 6,269 tonnes 3,369 tonnes Cameroon
1970s 22,097 tonnes 13,741 tonnes 8,356 tonnes Cameroon
1980s 17,916 tonnes 27,662 tonnes 9,746 tonnes Tunisia
1990s 15,130 tonnes 29,181 tonnes 14,051 tonnes Tunisia
2000s 12,828 tonnes 26,937 tonnes 14,109 tonnes Tunisia
2010s 14,013 tonnes 27,109 tonnes 13,096 tonnes Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch by gear type, Cameroon or Tunisia?
Tunisia, at 25,741 tonnes against 23,496 tonnes in Cameroon as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch by gear type between Cameroon and Tunisia?
2,245 tonnes, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Tunisia?
68 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2018.
How do Cameroon and Tunisia rank globally for wild fish catch by gear type?
Cameroon ranks 59th and Tunisia ranks 57th 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Wild fish catch by gear type
Unit
tonnes
Source
Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 6,156 data points, 1950–2018
Last refreshed