India vs Japan: What is wild fish catch used for?

India
18,625 tonnes
in 2015
Japan
27,928 tonnes
in 2015
India rank
14th
Japan rank
12th

What is wild fish catch used for? over time

  • India
  • Japan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 27,928 tonnes against 18,625 tonnes in India, a difference of 9,303 tonnes.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.5 times India's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

India ranks 14th 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 India Japan Difference Ahead
1950s 292.76 tonnes 46,267 tonnes 45,974 tonnes Japan
1960s 382.34 tonnes 67,024 tonnes 66,642 tonnes Japan
1970s 3,448 tonnes 125,419 tonnes 121,972 tonnes Japan
1980s 8,407 tonnes 112,188 tonnes 103,781 tonnes Japan
1990s 12,657 tonnes 109,240 tonnes 96,583 tonnes Japan
2000s 12,176 tonnes 88,610 tonnes 76,434 tonnes Japan
2010s 19,159 tonnes 48,395 tonnes 29,236 tonnes Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher what is wild fish catch used for?, India or Japan?
Japan, at 27,928 tonnes against 18,625 tonnes in India as of 2015.
What is the difference in what is wild fish catch used for? between India and Japan?
9,303 tonnes, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Japan?
66 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2015.
How do India and Japan rank globally for what is wild fish catch used for??
India ranks 14th 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.

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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