Australia vs Finland: What is wild fish catch used for?

Australia
32,847 tonnes
in 2015
Finland
42,440 tonnes
in 2015
Australia rank
9th
Finland rank
8th

What is wild fish catch used for? over time

  • Australia
  • Finland
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How they compare

Finland currently reports 42,440 tonnes against 32,847 tonnes in Australia, a difference of 9,593 tonnes.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.3 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Finland ahead.

Australia ranks 9th and Finland ranks 8th of 140 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Finland Difference Ahead
1950s 27.14 tonnes 6,745 tonnes 6,718 tonnes Finland
1960s 39.1 tonnes 9,903 tonnes 9,864 tonnes Finland
1970s 58.54 tonnes 16,192 tonnes 16,133 tonnes Finland
1980s 87.38 tonnes 18,088 tonnes 18,001 tonnes Finland
1990s 1,711 tonnes 27,779 tonnes 26,067 tonnes Finland
2000s 21,159 tonnes 34,518 tonnes 13,358 tonnes Finland
2010s 30,921 tonnes 40,980 tonnes 10,060 tonnes Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher what is wild fish catch used for?, Australia or Finland?
Finland, at 42,440 tonnes against 32,847 tonnes in Australia as of 2015.
What is the difference in what is wild fish catch used for? between Australia and Finland?
9,593 tonnes, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Finland?
66 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2015.
How do Australia and Finland rank globally for what is wild fish catch used for??
Australia ranks 9th and Finland ranks 8th 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