Greece vs Uruguay: Wild fish catch by gear type

Greece
48,849 tonnes
in 2018
Uruguay
47,385 tonnes
in 2018
Greece rank
50th
Uruguay rank
51st

Wild fish catch by gear type over time

  • Greece
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Greece currently reports 48,849 tonnes against 47,385 tonnes in Uruguay, a difference of 1,464 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 50th and Uruguay ranks 51st of 111 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Uruguay Difference Ahead
1950s 14,884 tonnes 3,099 tonnes 11,785 tonnes Greece
1960s 35,056 tonnes 8,072 tonnes 26,984 tonnes Greece
1970s 53,098 tonnes 31,186 tonnes 21,912 tonnes Greece
1980s 93,861 tonnes 122,471 tonnes 28,611 tonnes Uruguay
1990s 106,723 tonnes 107,583 tonnes 859.79 tonnes Uruguay
2000s 88,979 tonnes 78,362 tonnes 10,616 tonnes Greece
2010s 51,850 tonnes 50,452 tonnes 1,398 tonnes Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch by gear type, Greece or Uruguay?
Greece, at 48,849 tonnes against 47,385 tonnes in Uruguay as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch by gear type between Greece and Uruguay?
1,464 tonnes, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Uruguay?
69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Greece and Uruguay rank globally for wild fish catch by gear type?
Greece ranks 50th 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