Greenland vs Japan: What is wild fish catch used for?
Greenland
26,502 tonnes
in 2015
Japan
27,928 tonnes
in 2015
Greenland rank
13th
Japan rank
12th
What is wild fish catch used for? over time
- Greenland
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 27,928 tonnes against 26,502 tonnes in Greenland, a difference of 1,426 tonnes.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Greenland's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Greenland ranks 13th and Japan ranks 12th of 140 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 13.1 tonnes | 46,267 tonnes | 46,254 tonnes | Japan |
| 1960s | 21.11 tonnes | 67,024 tonnes | 67,003 tonnes | Japan |
| 1970s | 418.95 tonnes | 125,419 tonnes | 125,000 tonnes | Japan |
| 1980s | 248.08 tonnes | 112,188 tonnes | 111,940 tonnes | Japan |
| 1990s | 3,910 tonnes | 109,240 tonnes | 105,330 tonnes | Japan |
| 2000s | 9,030 tonnes | 88,610 tonnes | 79,579 tonnes | Japan |
| 2010s | 12,692 tonnes | 48,395 tonnes | 35,703 tonnes | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher what is wild fish catch used for?, Greenland or Japan?
- Japan, at 27,928 tonnes against 26,502 tonnes in Greenland as of 2015.
- What is the difference in what is wild fish catch used for? between Greenland and Japan?
- 1,426 tonnes, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Japan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2015.
- How do Greenland and Japan rank globally for what is wild fish catch used for??
- Greenland ranks 13th and Japan ranks 12th 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.