China vs Thailand: What is wild fish catch used for?
China
2.80 million tonnes
in 2015
Thailand
289,100 tonnes
in 2015
China rank
1st
Thailand rank
2nd
What is wild fish catch used for? over time
- China
- Thailand
How they compare
China currently reports 2.80 million tonnes against 289,100 tonnes in Thailand, a difference of 2.51 million tonnes.
That makes China's figure about 9.7 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1950 it was China ahead.
China ranks 1st and Thailand ranks 2nd of 140 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 42,060 tonnes | 67.71 tonnes | 41,992 tonnes | China |
| 1960s | 104,586 tonnes | 28,006 tonnes | 76,580 tonnes | China |
| 1970s | 290,592 tonnes | 185,586 tonnes | 105,006 tonnes | China |
| 1980s | 668,036 tonnes | 346,520 tonnes | 321,516 tonnes | China |
| 1990s | 1.44 million tonnes | 652,524 tonnes | 789,480 tonnes | China |
| 2000s | 1.90 million tonnes | 598,554 tonnes | 1.30 million tonnes | China |
| 2010s | 2.14 million tonnes | 338,367 tonnes | 1.80 million tonnes | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher what is wild fish catch used for?, China or Thailand?
- China, at 2.80 million tonnes against 289,100 tonnes in Thailand as of 2015.
- What is the difference in what is wild fish catch used for? between China and Thailand?
- 2.51 million tonnes, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Thailand?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2015.
- How do China and Thailand rank globally for what is wild fish catch used for??
- China ranks 1st and Thailand ranks 2nd 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.