France vs Turkey: What is wild fish catch used for?

France
5,170 tonnes
in 2015
Turkey
9,865 tonnes
in 2015
France rank
19th
Turkey rank
16th

What is wild fish catch used for? over time

  • France
  • Turkey
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How they compare

Turkey currently reports 9,865 tonnes against 5,170 tonnes in France, a difference of 4,695 tonnes.

That makes Turkey's figure about 1.9 times France's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Turkey ahead.

France ranks 19th and Turkey ranks 16th of 140 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 4 and Turkey in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Turkey Difference Ahead
1950s 3,496 tonnes 4,265 tonnes 769.42 tonnes Turkey
1960s 4,617 tonnes 4,239 tonnes 378.38 tonnes France
1970s 6,497 tonnes 4,769 tonnes 1,728 tonnes France
1980s 7,261 tonnes 2,259 tonnes 5,002 tonnes France
1990s 5,669 tonnes 680.42 tonnes 4,989 tonnes France
2000s 5,521 tonnes 11,022 tonnes 5,500 tonnes Turkey
2010s 4,895 tonnes 9,779 tonnes 4,885 tonnes Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher what is wild fish catch used for?, France or Turkey?
Turkey, at 9,865 tonnes against 5,170 tonnes in France as of 2015.
What is the difference in what is wild fish catch used for? between France and Turkey?
4,695 tonnes, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Turkey?
66 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2015.
How do France and Turkey rank globally for what is wild fish catch used for??
France ranks 19th and Turkey ranks 16th 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