Chile vs Japan: Wild fish catch by gear type

Chile
422,272
in 2018
Japan
1.84 million
in 2018
Chile rank
4th
Japan rank
1st

Wild fish catch by gear type over time

  • Chile
  • Japan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 1.84 million against 422,272 in Chile, a difference of 1.42 million.

That makes Japan's figure about 4.4 times Chile's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.

Chile ranks 4th and Japan ranks 1st of 123 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Japan Difference Ahead
1950s 2,660 13,640 10,980 Japan
1960s 1,406 55,136 53,730 Japan
1970s 361.64 91,186 90,824 Japan
1980s 1,245 53,872 52,627 Japan
1990s 4,140 26,596 22,455 Japan
2000s 1,995 10,134 8,139 Japan
2010s 141,104 411,920 270,816 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch by gear type, Chile or Japan?
Japan, at 1.84 million against 422,272 in Chile as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch by gear type between Chile and Japan?
1.42 million, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Japan?
69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Chile and Japan rank globally for wild fish catch by gear type?
Chile ranks 4th and Japan ranks 1st of 123 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
Source
Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
123 places, 5,521 data points, 1950–2018
Last refreshed