India vs Morocco: Wild fish catch by gear type

India
2.18 million tonnes
in 2018
Morocco
1.19 million tonnes
in 2018
India rank
4th
Morocco rank
5th

Wild fish catch by gear type over time

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  • Morocco
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How they compare

India currently reports 2.18 million tonnes against 1.19 million tonnes in Morocco, a difference of 992,630 tonnes.

That makes India's figure about 1.8 times Morocco's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Morocco ahead.

India ranks 4th and Morocco ranks 5th of 111 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 5 and Morocco in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Morocco Difference Ahead
1950s 2,980 tonnes 136,820 tonnes 133,840 tonnes Morocco
1960s 23,339 tonnes 199,412 tonnes 176,072 tonnes Morocco
1970s 328,260 tonnes 246,584 tonnes 81,676 tonnes India
1980s 631,105 tonnes 414,969 tonnes 216,136 tonnes India
1990s 1.21 million tonnes 715,408 tonnes 491,340 tonnes India
2000s 1.27 million tonnes 893,645 tonnes 380,136 tonnes India
2010s 2.12 million tonnes 1.05 million tonnes 1.08 million tonnes India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch by gear type, India or Morocco?
India, at 2.18 million tonnes against 1.19 million tonnes in Morocco as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch by gear type between India and Morocco?
992,630 tonnes, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Morocco?
69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do India and Morocco rank globally for wild fish catch by gear type?
India ranks 4th and Morocco ranks 5th 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