India vs Japan: Fish catch by fishing sector

India
2.98 million
in 2018
Japan
2.83 million
in 2018
India rank
7th
Japan rank
9th

Fish catch by fishing sector over time

  • India
  • Japan
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M195019842018

How they compare

India currently reports 2.98 million against 2.83 million in Japan, a difference of 152,600.

That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.

India ranks 7th and Japan ranks 9th of 165 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Japan Difference Ahead
1950s 2,980 3.08 million 3.07 million Japan
1960s 26,553 5.23 million 5.20 million Japan
1970s 495,352 8.34 million 7.85 million Japan
1980s 1.09 million 9.52 million 8.44 million Japan
1990s 1.76 million 6.06 million 4.29 million Japan
2000s 2.04 million 3.82 million 1.78 million Japan
2010s 3.05 million 3.20 million 144,233 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fish catch by fishing sector, India or Japan?
India, at 2.98 million against 2.83 million in Japan as of 2018.
What is the difference in fish catch by fishing sector between India and Japan?
152,600, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Japan?
69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do India and Japan rank globally for fish catch by fishing sector?
India ranks 7th and Japan ranks 9th of 165 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Fish catch by fishing sector. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Fish catch by fishing sector
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
170 places, 9,716 data points, 1950–2018
Last refreshed