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

South Korea
780.34 tonnes
in 2015
Portugal
662.37 tonnes
in 2015
South Korea rank
34th
Portugal rank
36th

What is wild fish catch used for? over time

  • South Korea
  • Portugal
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 780.34 tonnes against 662.37 tonnes in Portugal, a difference of 117.97 tonnes.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Portugal ahead.

South Korea ranks 34th and Portugal ranks 36th of 140 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Portugal Difference Ahead
1950s 169.47 tonnes 388.2 tonnes 218.73 tonnes Portugal
1960s 307.63 tonnes 517.6 tonnes 209.96 tonnes Portugal
1970s 768.45 tonnes 413.93 tonnes 354.52 tonnes South Korea
1980s 1,129 tonnes 396.14 tonnes 733.25 tonnes South Korea
1990s 1,154 tonnes 303.53 tonnes 850.57 tonnes South Korea
2000s 885.74 tonnes 1,899 tonnes 1,013 tonnes Portugal
2010s 794.42 tonnes 1,216 tonnes 421.33 tonnes Portugal

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 Portugal?
South Korea, at 780.34 tonnes against 662.37 tonnes in Portugal as of 2015.
What is the difference in what is wild fish catch used for? between South Korea and Portugal?
117.97 tonnes, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Portugal?
66 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2015.
How do South Korea and Portugal rank globally for what is wild fish catch used for??
South Korea ranks 34th and Portugal ranks 36th 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