Malaysia vs United States: What is wild fish catch used for?

Malaysia
69,732 tonnes
in 2015
United States
67,013 tonnes
in 2015
Malaysia rank
6th
United States rank
7th

What is wild fish catch used for? over time

  • Malaysia
  • United States
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 69,732 tonnes against 67,013 tonnes in United States, a difference of 2,719 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United States ahead.

Malaysia ranks 6th and United States ranks 7th of 140 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and United States in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia United States Difference Ahead
1950s 1,348 tonnes 136,525 tonnes 135,177 tonnes United States
1960s 10,767 tonnes 100,888 tonnes 90,121 tonnes United States
1970s 122,733 tonnes 99,603 tonnes 23,130 tonnes Malaysia
1980s 34,027 tonnes 60,981 tonnes 26,954 tonnes United States
1990s 23,297 tonnes 46,324 tonnes 23,028 tonnes United States
2000s 45,344 tonnes 65,644 tonnes 20,300 tonnes United States
2010s 67,386 tonnes 70,153 tonnes 2,767 tonnes United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher what is wild fish catch used for?, Malaysia or United States?
Malaysia, at 69,732 tonnes against 67,013 tonnes in United States as of 2015.
What is the difference in what is wild fish catch used for? between Malaysia and United States?
2,719 tonnes, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and United States?
66 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2015.
How do Malaysia and United States rank globally for what is wild fish catch used for??
Malaysia ranks 6th and United States ranks 7th 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