Brazil vs Iceland: What is wild fish catch used for?

Brazil
245.59 tonnes
in 2015
Iceland
209.88 tonnes
in 2015
Brazil rank
47th
Iceland rank
49th

What is wild fish catch used for? over time

  • Brazil
  • Iceland
100200300400195019822015

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 245.59 tonnes against 209.88 tonnes in Iceland, a difference of 35.71 tonnes.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.2 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iceland ahead.

Brazil ranks 47th and Iceland ranks 49th of 140 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Iceland in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Iceland Difference Ahead
1950s 66.97 tonnes 175.79 tonnes 108.82 tonnes Iceland
1960s 158.79 tonnes 195.45 tonnes 36.66 tonnes Iceland
1970s 266.97 tonnes 232.72 tonnes 34.25 tonnes Brazil
1980s 230.2 tonnes 343.03 tonnes 112.83 tonnes Iceland
1990s 194.67 tonnes 310.22 tonnes 115.55 tonnes Iceland
2000s 235.11 tonnes 264.39 tonnes 29.28 tonnes Iceland
2010s 255.72 tonnes 226.26 tonnes 29.46 tonnes Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher what is wild fish catch used for?, Brazil or Iceland?
Brazil, at 245.59 tonnes against 209.88 tonnes in Iceland as of 2015.
What is the difference in what is wild fish catch used for? between Brazil and Iceland?
35.71 tonnes, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Iceland?
66 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2015.
How do Brazil and Iceland rank globally for what is wild fish catch used for??
Brazil ranks 47th and Iceland ranks 49th 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