Australia vs Uruguay: Wild fish catch by gear type

Australia
36,429 tonnes
in 2018
Uruguay
47,385 tonnes
in 2018
Australia rank
54th
Uruguay rank
51st

Wild fish catch by gear type over time

  • Australia
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 47,385 tonnes against 36,429 tonnes in Australia, a difference of 10,956 tonnes.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.3 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 54th and Uruguay ranks 51st of 111 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Uruguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Uruguay Difference Ahead
1950s 21,181 tonnes 3,099 tonnes 18,082 tonnes Australia
1960s 38,146 tonnes 8,072 tonnes 30,074 tonnes Australia
1970s 116,314 tonnes 31,186 tonnes 85,128 tonnes Australia
1980s 160,685 tonnes 122,471 tonnes 38,213 tonnes Australia
1990s 148,030 tonnes 107,583 tonnes 40,447 tonnes Australia
2000s 77,546 tonnes 78,362 tonnes 816.49 tonnes Uruguay
2010s 40,014 tonnes 50,452 tonnes 10,439 tonnes Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch by gear type, Australia or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 47,385 tonnes against 36,429 tonnes in Australia as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch by gear type between Australia and Uruguay?
10,956 tonnes, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Uruguay?
69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Australia and Uruguay rank globally for wild fish catch by gear type?
Australia ranks 54th and Uruguay ranks 51st of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Wild fish catch by gear type. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Wild fish catch by gear type
Unit
tonnes
Source
Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 6,156 data points, 1950–2018
Last refreshed