Iceland vs Namibia: What is wild fish catch used for?

Iceland
209.88 tonnes
in 2015
Namibia
278.22 tonnes
in 2015
Iceland rank
49th
Namibia rank
46th

What is wild fish catch used for? over time

  • Iceland
  • Namibia
0100200300400195019822015

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 278.22 tonnes against 209.88 tonnes in Iceland, a difference of 68.34 tonnes.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.3 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 49th and Namibia ranks 46th of 140 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 5 and Namibia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Namibia Difference Ahead
1960s 190.87 tonnes 2.69 tonnes 188.17 tonnes Iceland
1970s 232.72 tonnes 5.92 tonnes 226.8 tonnes Iceland
1980s 343.03 tonnes 13.85 tonnes 329.18 tonnes Iceland
1990s 310.22 tonnes 283.93 tonnes 26.29 tonnes Iceland
2000s 264.39 tonnes 259.25 tonnes 5.14 tonnes Iceland
2010s 226.26 tonnes 246.69 tonnes 20.43 tonnes Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher what is wild fish catch used for?, Iceland or Namibia?
Namibia, at 278.22 tonnes against 209.88 tonnes in Iceland as of 2015.
What is the difference in what is wild fish catch used for? between Iceland and Namibia?
68.34 tonnes, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Namibia?
51 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2015.
How do Iceland and Namibia rank globally for what is wild fish catch used for??
Iceland ranks 49th and Namibia ranks 46th 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