Morocco vs Turkey: What is wild fish catch used for?

Morocco
6,623 tonnes
in 2015
Turkey
9,865 tonnes
in 2015
Morocco rank
17th
Turkey rank
16th

What is wild fish catch used for? over time

  • Morocco
  • Turkey
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How they compare

Turkey currently reports 9,865 tonnes against 6,623 tonnes in Morocco, a difference of 3,242 tonnes.

That makes Turkey's figure about 1.5 times Morocco's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Turkey ahead.

Morocco ranks 17th and Turkey ranks 16th of 140 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Morocco averaged higher in 1 and Turkey in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Morocco Turkey Difference Ahead
1950s 203.35 tonnes 4,265 tonnes 4,062 tonnes Turkey
1960s 315.78 tonnes 4,239 tonnes 3,923 tonnes Turkey
1970s 336.69 tonnes 4,769 tonnes 4,432 tonnes Turkey
1980s 526.64 tonnes 2,259 tonnes 1,732 tonnes Turkey
1990s 892.69 tonnes 680.42 tonnes 212.27 tonnes Morocco
2000s 5,163 tonnes 11,022 tonnes 5,859 tonnes Turkey
2010s 5,918 tonnes 9,779 tonnes 3,861 tonnes Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher what is wild fish catch used for?, Morocco or Turkey?
Turkey, at 9,865 tonnes against 6,623 tonnes in Morocco as of 2015.
What is the difference in what is wild fish catch used for? between Morocco and Turkey?
3,242 tonnes, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Turkey?
66 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2015.
How do Morocco and Turkey rank globally for what is wild fish catch used for??
Morocco ranks 17th and Turkey ranks 16th 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