Malaysia vs Myanmar: What is wild fish catch used for?

Malaysia
69,732 tonnes
in 2015
Myanmar
111,714 tonnes
in 2015
Malaysia rank
6th
Myanmar rank
5th

What is wild fish catch used for? over time

  • Malaysia
  • Myanmar
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How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 111,714 tonnes against 69,732 tonnes in Malaysia, a difference of 41,982 tonnes.

That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.6 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 6th and Myanmar ranks 5th of 140 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 3 and Myanmar in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Myanmar Difference Ahead
1950s 1,348 tonnes 1,617 tonnes 269.49 tonnes Myanmar
1960s 10,767 tonnes 7,041 tonnes 3,726 tonnes Malaysia
1970s 122,733 tonnes 12,621 tonnes 110,112 tonnes Malaysia
1980s 34,027 tonnes 19,717 tonnes 14,310 tonnes Malaysia
1990s 23,297 tonnes 118,818 tonnes 95,521 tonnes Myanmar
2000s 45,344 tonnes 147,509 tonnes 102,165 tonnes Myanmar
2010s 67,386 tonnes 114,216 tonnes 46,830 tonnes Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher what is wild fish catch used for?, Malaysia or Myanmar?
Myanmar, at 111,714 tonnes against 69,732 tonnes in Malaysia as of 2015.
What is the difference in what is wild fish catch used for? between Malaysia and Myanmar?
41,982 tonnes, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Myanmar?
66 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2015.
How do Malaysia and Myanmar rank globally for what is wild fish catch used for??
Malaysia ranks 6th and Myanmar ranks 5th 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