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

South Korea
780.34 tonnes
in 2015
Yemen
718.63 tonnes
in 2015
South Korea rank
34th
Yemen rank
35th

What is wild fish catch used for? over time

  • South Korea
  • Yemen
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 780.34 tonnes against 718.63 tonnes in Yemen, a difference of 61.71 tonnes.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Yemen ahead.

South Korea ranks 34th and Yemen ranks 35th of 140 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 5 and Yemen in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Yemen Difference Ahead
1950s 169.47 tonnes 253.81 tonnes 84.34 tonnes Yemen
1960s 307.63 tonnes 294.48 tonnes 13.15 tonnes South Korea
1970s 768.45 tonnes 439.47 tonnes 328.98 tonnes South Korea
1980s 1,129 tonnes 401.94 tonnes 727.45 tonnes South Korea
1990s 1,154 tonnes 343.33 tonnes 810.77 tonnes South Korea
2000s 885.74 tonnes 869.11 tonnes 16.63 tonnes South Korea
2010s 794.42 tonnes 879.83 tonnes 85.42 tonnes Yemen

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 Yemen?
South Korea, at 780.34 tonnes against 718.63 tonnes in Yemen as of 2015.
What is the difference in what is wild fish catch used for? between South Korea and Yemen?
61.71 tonnes, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Yemen?
66 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2015.
How do South Korea and Yemen rank globally for what is wild fish catch used for??
South Korea ranks 34th and Yemen ranks 35th 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