Finland vs Malaysia: What is wild fish catch used for?

Finland
42,440 tonnes
in 2015
Malaysia
69,732 tonnes
in 2015
Finland rank
8th
Malaysia rank
6th

What is wild fish catch used for? over time

  • Finland
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 69,732 tonnes against 42,440 tonnes in Finland, a difference of 27,292 tonnes.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.6 times Finland's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 8th and Malaysia ranks 6th of 140 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Malaysia Difference Ahead
1950s 6,745 tonnes 1,348 tonnes 5,397 tonnes Finland
1960s 9,903 tonnes 10,767 tonnes 864.5 tonnes Malaysia
1970s 16,192 tonnes 122,733 tonnes 106,541 tonnes Malaysia
1980s 18,088 tonnes 34,027 tonnes 15,939 tonnes Malaysia
1990s 27,779 tonnes 23,297 tonnes 4,482 tonnes Finland
2000s 34,518 tonnes 45,344 tonnes 10,826 tonnes Malaysia
2010s 40,980 tonnes 67,386 tonnes 26,406 tonnes Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher what is wild fish catch used for?, Finland or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 69,732 tonnes against 42,440 tonnes in Finland as of 2015.
What is the difference in what is wild fish catch used for? between Finland and Malaysia?
27,292 tonnes, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Malaysia?
66 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2015.
How do Finland and Malaysia rank globally for what is wild fish catch used for??
Finland ranks 8th and Malaysia ranks 6th 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