Myanmar vs Thailand: What is wild fish catch used for?

Myanmar
111,714 tonnes
in 2015
Thailand
289,100 tonnes
in 2015
Myanmar rank
5th
Thailand rank
2nd

What is wild fish catch used for? over time

  • Myanmar
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Thailand currently reports 289,100 tonnes against 111,714 tonnes in Myanmar, a difference of 177,386 tonnes.

That makes Thailand's figure about 2.6 times Myanmar's.

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

Myanmar ranks 5th and Thailand ranks 2nd of 140 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Myanmar Thailand Difference Ahead
1950s 1,617 tonnes 67.71 tonnes 1,550 tonnes Myanmar
1960s 7,041 tonnes 28,006 tonnes 20,965 tonnes Thailand
1970s 12,621 tonnes 185,586 tonnes 172,966 tonnes Thailand
1980s 19,717 tonnes 346,520 tonnes 326,803 tonnes Thailand
1990s 118,818 tonnes 652,524 tonnes 533,706 tonnes Thailand
2000s 147,509 tonnes 598,554 tonnes 451,045 tonnes Thailand
2010s 114,216 tonnes 338,367 tonnes 224,151 tonnes Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher what is wild fish catch used for?, Myanmar or Thailand?
Thailand, at 289,100 tonnes against 111,714 tonnes in Myanmar as of 2015.
What is the difference in what is wild fish catch used for? between Myanmar and Thailand?
177,386 tonnes, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Thailand?
66 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2015.
How do Myanmar and Thailand rank globally for what is wild fish catch used for??
Myanmar ranks 5th and Thailand ranks 2nd 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