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
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.