Congo vs El Salvador: What is wild fish catch used for?

Congo
5.59 tonnes
in 2015
El Salvador
7.22 tonnes
in 2015
Congo rank
93rd
El Salvador rank
91st

What is wild fish catch used for? over time

  • Congo
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 7.22 tonnes against 5.59 tonnes in Congo, a difference of 1.63 tonnes.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.3 times Congo's.

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

Congo ranks 93rd and El Salvador ranks 91st of 140 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo El Salvador Difference Ahead
1950s 5.67 tonnes 1.79 tonnes 3.88 tonnes Congo
1960s 17.58 tonnes 4.08 tonnes 13.5 tonnes Congo
1970s 20.6 tonnes 4.79 tonnes 15.82 tonnes Congo
1980s 21.94 tonnes 3.18 tonnes 18.76 tonnes Congo
1990s 13.12 tonnes 7.02 tonnes 6.11 tonnes Congo
2000s 10.52 tonnes 9.45 tonnes 1.07 tonnes Congo
2010s 9.22 tonnes 7.18 tonnes 2.04 tonnes Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher what is wild fish catch used for?, Congo or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 7.22 tonnes against 5.59 tonnes in Congo as of 2015.
What is the difference in what is wild fish catch used for? between Congo and El Salvador?
1.63 tonnes, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and El Salvador?
66 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2015.
How do Congo and El Salvador rank globally for what is wild fish catch used for??
Congo ranks 93rd and El Salvador ranks 91st 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