Guinea vs Peru: Wild fish catch by gear type

Guinea
85,438 tonnes
in 2018
Peru
99,653 tonnes
in 2018
Guinea rank
38th
Peru rank
35th

Wild fish catch by gear type over time

  • Guinea
  • Peru
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How they compare

Peru currently reports 99,653 tonnes against 85,438 tonnes in Guinea, a difference of 14,215 tonnes.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.2 times Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Guinea ahead.

Guinea ranks 38th and Peru ranks 35th of 111 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Peru Difference Ahead
1960s 44,468 tonnes 33,353 tonnes 11,115 tonnes Guinea
1970s 60,272 tonnes 129,186 tonnes 68,914 tonnes Peru
1980s 75,873 tonnes 98,759 tonnes 22,885 tonnes Peru
1990s 56,917 tonnes 214,504 tonnes 157,587 tonnes Peru
2000s 44,759 tonnes 72,179 tonnes 27,420 tonnes Peru
2010s 49,854 tonnes 83,252 tonnes 33,398 tonnes Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch by gear type, Guinea or Peru?
Peru, at 99,653 tonnes against 85,438 tonnes in Guinea as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch by gear type between Guinea and Peru?
14,215 tonnes, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Peru?
52 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2018.
How do Guinea and Peru rank globally for wild fish catch by gear type?
Guinea ranks 38th and Peru ranks 35th 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