Republic of Korea vs Malaysia: Fish catch by fishing sector

Republic of Korea
1.59 million
in 2018
Malaysia
1.67 million
in 2018
Republic of Korea rank
12th
Malaysia rank
11th

Fish catch by fishing sector over time

  • Republic of Korea
  • Malaysia
01.0M2.0M3.0M195019842018

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 1.67 million against 1.59 million in Republic of Korea, a difference of 74,590.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Republic of Korea ahead.

Republic of Korea ranks 12th and Malaysia ranks 11th of 165 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of Korea Malaysia Difference Ahead
1950s 193,254 54.11 193,200 Republic of Korea
1960s 503,676 92,507 411,169 Republic of Korea
1970s 1.76 million 932,110 828,874 Republic of Korea
1980s 2.82 million 1.38 million 1.44 million Republic of Korea
1990s 2.82 million 1.50 million 1.32 million Republic of Korea
2000s 2.16 million 1.58 million 573,615 Republic of Korea
2010s 1.89 million 1.64 million 251,303 Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fish catch by fishing sector, Republic of Korea or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 1.67 million against 1.59 million in Republic of Korea as of 2018.
What is the difference in fish catch by fishing sector between Republic of Korea and Malaysia?
74,590, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Malaysia?
69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Republic of Korea and Malaysia rank globally for fish catch by fishing sector?
Republic of Korea ranks 12th and Malaysia ranks 11th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Republic of Korea vs Malaysia: Fish catch by fishing sector. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 24 August 2026, from https://agriculture.statizoid.com/compare/fish-catch-by-fishing-sector/korea-rep/malaysia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://agriculture.statizoid.com/compare/fish-catch-by-fishing-sector/korea-rep/malaysia/">Republic of Korea vs Malaysia: Fish catch by fishing sector</a> — Statizoid

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