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
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) β 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.