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

El Salvador
7.22 tonnes
in 2015
North Korea
10.68 tonnes
in 2015
El Salvador rank
91st
North Korea rank
88th

What is wild fish catch used for? over time

  • El Salvador
  • North Korea
051015195019822015

How they compare

North Korea currently reports 10.68 tonnes against 7.22 tonnes in El Salvador, a difference of 3.46 tonnes.

That makes North Korea's figure about 1.5 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1994 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 91st and North Korea ranks 88th of 140 countries.

North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador North Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 7.74 tonnes 8.48 tonnes 0.7359 tonnes North Korea
2000s 9.45 tonnes 9.5 tonnes 0.048 tonnes North Korea
2010s 7.18 tonnes 10.18 tonnes 3 tonnes North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher what is wild fish catch used for?, El Salvador or North Korea?
North Korea, at 10.68 tonnes against 7.22 tonnes in El Salvador as of 2015.
What is the difference in what is wild fish catch used for? between El Salvador and North Korea?
3.46 tonnes, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and North Korea?
22 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2015.
How do El Salvador and North Korea rank globally for what is wild fish catch used for??
El Salvador ranks 91st and North Korea ranks 88th 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