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

Brazil
245.59 tonnes
in 2015
Peru
278.81 tonnes
in 2015
Brazil rank
47th
Peru rank
45th

What is wild fish catch used for? over time

  • Brazil
  • Peru
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How they compare

Peru currently reports 278.81 tonnes against 245.59 tonnes in Brazil, a difference of 33.22 tonnes.

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

The two have swapped places 17 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 47th and Peru ranks 45th of 140 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 6 and Peru in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Peru Difference Ahead
1950s 66.97 tonnes 62.8 tonnes 4.17 tonnes Brazil
1960s 158.79 tonnes 100.87 tonnes 57.92 tonnes Brazil
1970s 266.97 tonnes 212.04 tonnes 54.93 tonnes Brazil
1980s 230.2 tonnes 171.71 tonnes 58.49 tonnes Brazil
1990s 194.67 tonnes 269.86 tonnes 75.19 tonnes Peru
2000s 235.11 tonnes 201.5 tonnes 33.61 tonnes Brazil
2010s 255.72 tonnes 240.13 tonnes 15.59 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 Peru?
Peru, at 278.81 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 Peru?
33.22 tonnes, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Peru?
66 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2015.
How do Brazil and Peru rank globally for what is wild fish catch used for??
Brazil ranks 47th and Peru ranks 45th 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