Japan vs Thailand: Fish catch by fishing sector

Japan
2.83 million
in 2018
Thailand
4.11 million
in 2018
Japan rank
9th
Thailand rank
6th

Fish catch by fishing sector over time

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

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 4.11 million against 2.83 million in Japan, a difference of 1.28 million.

That makes Thailand's figure about 1.5 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 58 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 9th and Thailand ranks 6th of 170 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Thailand in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Thailand Difference Ahead
1960s 5.32 million 498,829 4.82 million Japan
1970s 8.34 million 2.17 million 6.17 million Japan
1980s 9.52 million 4.07 million 5.46 million Japan
1990s 6.06 million 7.84 million 1.78 million Thailand
2000s 3.82 million 7.53 million 3.71 million Thailand
2010s 3.20 million 4.62 million 1.42 million Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fish catch by fishing sector, Japan or Thailand?
Thailand, at 4.11 million against 2.83 million in Japan as of 2018.
What is the difference in fish catch by fishing sector between Japan and Thailand?
1.28 million, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Thailand?
58 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2018.
How do Japan and Thailand rank globally for fish catch by fishing sector?
Japan ranks 9th and Thailand ranks 6th of 170 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by 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
Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
170 places, 9,716 data points, 1950–2018
Last refreshed