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

Australia
32,847 tonnes
in 2015
Malaysia
69,732 tonnes
in 2015
Australia rank
9th
Malaysia rank
6th

What is wild fish catch used for? over time

  • Australia
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 69,732 tonnes against 32,847 tonnes in Australia, a difference of 36,885 tonnes.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 2.1 times Australia's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 9th and Malaysia ranks 6th of 140 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Malaysia Difference Ahead
1950s 27.14 tonnes 1,348 tonnes 1,321 tonnes Malaysia
1960s 39.1 tonnes 10,767 tonnes 10,728 tonnes Malaysia
1970s 58.54 tonnes 122,733 tonnes 122,674 tonnes Malaysia
1980s 87.38 tonnes 34,027 tonnes 33,940 tonnes Malaysia
1990s 1,711 tonnes 23,297 tonnes 21,585 tonnes Malaysia
2000s 21,159 tonnes 45,344 tonnes 24,185 tonnes Malaysia
2010s 30,921 tonnes 67,386 tonnes 36,465 tonnes Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher what is wild fish catch used for?, Australia or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 69,732 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 Malaysia?
36,885 tonnes, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Malaysia?
66 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2015.
How do Australia and Malaysia rank globally for what is wild fish catch used for??
Australia ranks 9th and Malaysia ranks 6th 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