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

Malaysia
69,732 tonnes
in 2015
Vietnam
133,418 tonnes
in 2015
Malaysia rank
6th
Vietnam rank
4th

What is wild fish catch used for? over time

  • Malaysia
  • Vietnam
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How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 133,418 tonnes against 69,732 tonnes in Malaysia, a difference of 63,686 tonnes.

That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.9 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 Vietnam ranks 4th of 140 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and Vietnam in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Vietnam Difference Ahead
1950s 1,348 tonnes 911.86 tonnes 435.93 tonnes Malaysia
1960s 10,767 tonnes 13,735 tonnes 2,968 tonnes Vietnam
1970s 122,733 tonnes 20,628 tonnes 102,105 tonnes Malaysia
1980s 34,027 tonnes 53,157 tonnes 19,130 tonnes Vietnam
1990s 23,297 tonnes 137,137 tonnes 113,840 tonnes Vietnam
2000s 45,344 tonnes 134,490 tonnes 89,146 tonnes Vietnam
2010s 67,386 tonnes 130,590 tonnes 63,204 tonnes Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher what is wild fish catch used for?, Malaysia or Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 133,418 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 Vietnam?
63,686 tonnes, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Vietnam?
66 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2015.
How do Malaysia and Vietnam rank globally for what is wild fish catch used for??
Malaysia ranks 6th and Vietnam ranks 4th 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