Malta vs Sierra Leone: What is wild fish catch used for?

Malta
38.28 tonnes
in 2015
Sierra Leone
50.5 tonnes
in 2015
Malta rank
76th
Sierra Leone rank
73rd

What is wild fish catch used for? over time

  • Malta
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 50.5 tonnes against 38.28 tonnes in Malta, a difference of 12.22 tonnes.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.3 times Malta's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Malta ranks 76th and Sierra Leone ranks 73rd of 140 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1950s 0.9945 tonnes 20.9 tonnes 19.91 tonnes Sierra Leone
1960s 1.35 tonnes 34.39 tonnes 33.04 tonnes Sierra Leone
1970s 6.67 tonnes 36.97 tonnes 30.29 tonnes Sierra Leone
1980s 10.94 tonnes 29.74 tonnes 18.8 tonnes Sierra Leone
1990s 20.48 tonnes 22.4 tonnes 1.92 tonnes Sierra Leone
2000s 27.16 tonnes 44.58 tonnes 17.43 tonnes Sierra Leone
2010s 38.05 tonnes 44.62 tonnes 6.57 tonnes Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher what is wild fish catch used for?, Malta or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 50.5 tonnes against 38.28 tonnes in Malta as of 2015.
What is the difference in what is wild fish catch used for? between Malta and Sierra Leone?
12.22 tonnes, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Sierra Leone?
66 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2015.
How do Malta and Sierra Leone rank globally for what is wild fish catch used for??
Malta ranks 76th and Sierra Leone ranks 73rd 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