Brazil vs United Kingdom: What is wild fish catch used for?

Brazil
245.59 tonnes
in 2015
United Kingdom
297.59 tonnes
in 2015
Brazil rank
47th
United Kingdom rank
44th

What is wild fish catch used for? over time

  • Brazil
  • United Kingdom
100200300400500195019822015

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 297.59 tonnes against 245.59 tonnes in Brazil, a difference of 52 tonnes.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Brazil ranks 47th and United Kingdom ranks 44th of 140 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1950s 66.97 tonnes 218.52 tonnes 151.55 tonnes United Kingdom
1960s 158.79 tonnes 363.58 tonnes 204.79 tonnes United Kingdom
1970s 266.97 tonnes 478.94 tonnes 211.97 tonnes United Kingdom
1980s 230.2 tonnes 429.3 tonnes 199.1 tonnes United Kingdom
1990s 194.67 tonnes 423.9 tonnes 229.23 tonnes United Kingdom
2000s 235.11 tonnes 294.17 tonnes 59.06 tonnes United Kingdom
2010s 255.72 tonnes 282.19 tonnes 26.47 tonnes United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher what is wild fish catch used for?, Brazil or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 297.59 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 United Kingdom?
52 tonnes, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United Kingdom?
66 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2015.
How do Brazil and United Kingdom rank globally for what is wild fish catch used for??
Brazil ranks 47th and United Kingdom ranks 44th 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