Hong Kong vs Japan: Wild fish catch by gear type
Hong Kong
511,312 tonnes
in 2018
Japan
418,239 tonnes
in 2018
Hong Kong rank
13th
Japan rank
15th
Wild fish catch by gear type over time
- Hong Kong
- Japan
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 511,312 tonnes against 418,239 tonnes in Japan, a difference of 93,073 tonnes.
That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 13th and Japan ranks 15th of 111 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 55,785 tonnes | 667,525 tonnes | 611,739 tonnes | Japan |
| 1960s | 98,335 tonnes | 1.80 million tonnes | 1.70 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1970s | 200,451 tonnes | 3.50 million tonnes | 3.29 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1980s | 254,834 tonnes | 2.65 million tonnes | 2.40 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1990s | 381,151 tonnes | 1.67 million tonnes | 1.29 million tonnes | Japan |
| 2000s | 254,260 tonnes | 1.09 million tonnes | 835,268 tonnes | Japan |
| 2010s | 351,305 tonnes | 859,321 tonnes | 508,016 tonnes | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wild fish catch by gear type, Hong Kong or Japan?
- Hong Kong, at 511,312 tonnes against 418,239 tonnes in Japan as of 2018.
- What is the difference in wild fish catch by gear type between Hong Kong and Japan?
- 93,073 tonnes, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Japan?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
- How do Hong Kong and Japan rank globally for wild fish catch by gear type?
- Hong Kong ranks 13th and Japan ranks 15th 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.