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

Australia
32,847 tonnes
in 2015
Japan
27,928 tonnes
in 2015
Australia rank
9th
Japan rank
12th

What is wild fish catch used for? over time

  • Australia
  • Japan
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 32,847 tonnes against 27,928 tonnes in Japan, a difference of 4,919 tonnes.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.

Australia ranks 9th and Japan ranks 12th of 140 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Japan Difference Ahead
1950s 27.14 tonnes 46,267 tonnes 46,240 tonnes Japan
1960s 39.1 tonnes 67,024 tonnes 66,985 tonnes Japan
1970s 58.54 tonnes 125,419 tonnes 125,361 tonnes Japan
1980s 87.38 tonnes 112,188 tonnes 112,101 tonnes Japan
1990s 1,711 tonnes 109,240 tonnes 107,528 tonnes Japan
2000s 21,159 tonnes 88,610 tonnes 67,450 tonnes Japan
2010s 30,921 tonnes 48,395 tonnes 17,474 tonnes Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher what is wild fish catch used for?, Australia or Japan?
Australia, at 32,847 tonnes against 27,928 tonnes in Japan as of 2015.
What is the difference in what is wild fish catch used for? between Australia and Japan?
4,919 tonnes, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Japan?
66 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2015.
How do Australia and Japan rank globally for what is wild fish catch used for??
Australia ranks 9th and Japan ranks 12th 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