Australia vs United States: What is wild fish catch used for?

Australia
32,847 tonnes
in 2015
United States
67,013 tonnes
in 2015
Australia rank
9th
United States rank
7th

What is wild fish catch used for? over time

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  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 67,013 tonnes against 32,847 tonnes in Australia, a difference of 34,166 tonnes.

That makes United States's figure about 2.0 times Australia's.

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

Australia ranks 9th and United States ranks 7th of 140 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia United States Difference Ahead
1950s 27.14 tonnes 136,525 tonnes 136,498 tonnes United States
1960s 39.1 tonnes 100,888 tonnes 100,849 tonnes United States
1970s 58.54 tonnes 99,603 tonnes 99,544 tonnes United States
1980s 87.38 tonnes 60,981 tonnes 60,894 tonnes United States
1990s 1,711 tonnes 46,324 tonnes 44,613 tonnes United States
2000s 21,159 tonnes 65,644 tonnes 44,485 tonnes United States
2010s 30,921 tonnes 70,153 tonnes 39,232 tonnes United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher what is wild fish catch used for?, Australia or United States?
United States, at 67,013 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 United States?
34,166 tonnes, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States?
66 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2015.
How do Australia and United States rank globally for what is wild fish catch used for??
Australia ranks 9th and United States ranks 7th 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