South Korea vs Panama: What is wild fish catch used for?

South Korea
780.34 tonnes
in 2015
Panama
639.25 tonnes
in 2015
South Korea rank
34th
Panama rank
37th

What is wild fish catch used for? over time

  • South Korea
  • Panama
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 780.34 tonnes against 639.25 tonnes in Panama, a difference of 141.09 tonnes.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.2 times Panama's.

The two have swapped places 28 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Korea ahead.

South Korea ranks 34th and Panama ranks 37th of 140 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 1 and Panama in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Panama Difference Ahead
1950s 169.47 tonnes 117.99 tonnes 51.48 tonnes South Korea
1960s 307.63 tonnes 326.66 tonnes 19.03 tonnes Panama
1970s 768.45 tonnes 965.23 tonnes 196.78 tonnes Panama
1980s 1,129 tonnes 1,384 tonnes 254.29 tonnes Panama
1990s 1,154 tonnes 1,225 tonnes 70.56 tonnes Panama
2000s 885.74 tonnes 1,310 tonnes 424.47 tonnes Panama
2010s 794.42 tonnes 850.74 tonnes 56.32 tonnes Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher what is wild fish catch used for?, South Korea or Panama?
South Korea, at 780.34 tonnes against 639.25 tonnes in Panama as of 2015.
What is the difference in what is wild fish catch used for? between South Korea and Panama?
141.09 tonnes, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Panama?
66 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2015.
How do South Korea and Panama rank globally for what is wild fish catch used for??
South Korea ranks 34th and Panama ranks 37th 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