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
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.