Argentina vs Portugal: What is wild fish catch used for?

Argentina
529.88 tonnes
in 2015
Portugal
662.37 tonnes
in 2015
Argentina rank
38th
Portugal rank
36th

What is wild fish catch used for? over time

  • Argentina
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 662.37 tonnes against 529.88 tonnes in Argentina, a difference of 132.49 tonnes.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.3 times Argentina's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Portugal ahead.

Argentina ranks 38th and Portugal ranks 36th of 140 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Portugal Difference Ahead
1950s 28.8 tonnes 388.2 tonnes 359.4 tonnes Portugal
1960s 88.09 tonnes 517.6 tonnes 429.5 tonnes Portugal
1970s 216.57 tonnes 413.93 tonnes 197.36 tonnes Portugal
1980s 299.85 tonnes 396.14 tonnes 96.29 tonnes Portugal
1990s 653.87 tonnes 303.53 tonnes 350.34 tonnes Argentina
2000s 587.37 tonnes 1,899 tonnes 1,312 tonnes Portugal
2010s 506.7 tonnes 1,216 tonnes 709.05 tonnes Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher what is wild fish catch used for?, Argentina or Portugal?
Portugal, at 662.37 tonnes against 529.88 tonnes in Argentina as of 2015.
What is the difference in what is wild fish catch used for? between Argentina and Portugal?
132.49 tonnes, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Portugal?
66 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2015.
How do Argentina and Portugal rank globally for what is wild fish catch used for??
Argentina ranks 38th and Portugal ranks 36th of 140 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as What is wild fish catch used for?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
What is wild fish catch used for?
Unit
tonnes
Source
Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
140 places, 8,720 data points, 1950–2015
Last refreshed