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

Japan
27,928 tonnes
in 2015
Mexico
16,192 tonnes
in 2015
Japan rank
12th
Mexico rank
15th

What is wild fish catch used for? over time

  • Japan
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 27,928 tonnes against 16,192 tonnes in Mexico, a difference of 11,736 tonnes.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.7 times Mexico's.

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

Japan ranks 12th and Mexico ranks 15th of 140 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Mexico Difference Ahead
1950s 46,267 tonnes 175.63 tonnes 46,091 tonnes Japan
1960s 67,024 tonnes 283.33 tonnes 66,741 tonnes Japan
1970s 125,419 tonnes 1,060 tonnes 124,359 tonnes Japan
1980s 112,188 tonnes 2,298 tonnes 109,890 tonnes Japan
1990s 109,240 tonnes 584.97 tonnes 108,655 tonnes Japan
2000s 88,610 tonnes 16,960 tonnes 71,650 tonnes Japan
2010s 48,395 tonnes 21,587 tonnes 26,808 tonnes Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher what is wild fish catch used for?, Japan or Mexico?
Japan, at 27,928 tonnes against 16,192 tonnes in Mexico as of 2015.
What is the difference in what is wild fish catch used for? between Japan and Mexico?
11,736 tonnes, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Mexico?
66 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2015.
How do Japan and Mexico rank globally for what is wild fish catch used for??
Japan ranks 12th and Mexico ranks 15th 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