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

Brazil
245.59 tonnes
in 2015
Namibia
278.22 tonnes
in 2015
Brazil rank
47th
Namibia rank
46th

What is wild fish catch used for? over time

  • Brazil
  • Namibia
0100200300400195019822015

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 278.22 tonnes against 245.59 tonnes in Brazil, a difference of 32.63 tonnes.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 47th and Namibia ranks 46th of 140 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 4 and Namibia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Namibia Difference Ahead
1960s 180.2 tonnes 2.69 tonnes 177.51 tonnes Brazil
1970s 266.97 tonnes 5.92 tonnes 261.05 tonnes Brazil
1980s 230.2 tonnes 13.85 tonnes 216.35 tonnes Brazil
1990s 194.67 tonnes 283.93 tonnes 89.25 tonnes Namibia
2000s 235.11 tonnes 259.25 tonnes 24.14 tonnes Namibia
2010s 255.72 tonnes 246.69 tonnes 9.03 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 Namibia?
Namibia, at 278.22 tonnes against 245.59 tonnes in Brazil as of 2015.
What is the difference in what is wild fish catch used for? between Brazil and Namibia?
32.63 tonnes, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Namibia?
51 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2015.
How do Brazil and Namibia rank globally for what is wild fish catch used for??
Brazil ranks 47th and Namibia ranks 46th 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