Mauritania vs Netherlands: What is wild fish catch used for?

Mauritania
426.24 tonnes
in 2015
Netherlands
357.48 tonnes
in 2015
Mauritania rank
40th
Netherlands rank
43rd

What is wild fish catch used for? over time

  • Mauritania
  • Netherlands
0200400600195019822015

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 426.24 tonnes against 357.48 tonnes in Netherlands, a difference of 68.76 tonnes.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.2 times Netherlands's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Netherlands ahead.

Mauritania ranks 40th and Netherlands ranks 43rd of 140 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Netherlands Difference Ahead
1950s 4.66 tonnes 270.94 tonnes 266.28 tonnes Netherlands
1960s 13.75 tonnes 286.74 tonnes 272.99 tonnes Netherlands
1970s 54.49 tonnes 281.6 tonnes 227.11 tonnes Netherlands
1980s 61.97 tonnes 457.01 tonnes 395.05 tonnes Netherlands
1990s 56.49 tonnes 500.36 tonnes 443.87 tonnes Netherlands
2000s 143.81 tonnes 466.54 tonnes 322.72 tonnes Netherlands
2010s 355.17 tonnes 370.15 tonnes 14.98 tonnes Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher what is wild fish catch used for?, Mauritania or Netherlands?
Mauritania, at 426.24 tonnes against 357.48 tonnes in Netherlands as of 2015.
What is the difference in what is wild fish catch used for? between Mauritania and Netherlands?
68.76 tonnes, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Netherlands?
66 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2015.
How do Mauritania and Netherlands rank globally for what is wild fish catch used for??
Mauritania ranks 40th and Netherlands ranks 43rd 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