Denmark vs Latvia: Wild fish catch by gear type
Denmark
40,221
in 2018
Latvia
53,403
in 2018
Denmark rank
25th
Latvia rank
23rd
Wild fish catch by gear type over time
- Denmark
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 53,403 against 40,221 in Denmark, a difference of 13,182.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.3 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 25th and Latvia ranks 23rd of 123 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Latvia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 13,147 | 31,746 | 18,599 | Latvia |
| 1960s | 18,420 | 68,922 | 50,503 | Latvia |
| 1970s | 42,084 | 146,015 | 103,931 | Latvia |
| 1980s | 73,723 | 197,319 | 123,596 | Latvia |
| 1990s | 95,191 | 86,380 | 8,811 | Denmark |
| 2000s | 84,139 | 58,865 | 25,275 | Denmark |
| 2010s | 43,803 | 49,446 | 5,643 | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wild fish catch by gear type, Denmark or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 53,403 against 40,221 in Denmark as of 2018.
- What is the difference in wild fish catch by gear type between Denmark and Latvia?
- 13,182, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Latvia?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
- How do Denmark and Latvia rank globally for wild fish catch by gear type?
- Denmark ranks 25th and Latvia ranks 23rd 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.