Peru vs Taiwan: Wild fish catch by gear type
Peru
99,653 tonnes
in 2018
Taiwan
86,116 tonnes
in 2018
Peru rank
35th
Taiwan rank
37th
Wild fish catch by gear type over time
- Peru
- Taiwan
How they compare
Peru currently reports 99,653 tonnes against 86,116 tonnes in Taiwan, a difference of 13,537 tonnes.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.2 times Taiwan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Taiwan ahead.
Peru ranks 35th and Taiwan ranks 37th of 111 countries.
Taiwan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33,353 tonnes | 298,309 tonnes | 264,956 tonnes | Taiwan |
| 1970s | 129,186 tonnes | 495,421 tonnes | 366,235 tonnes | Taiwan |
| 1980s | 98,759 tonnes | 452,576 tonnes | 353,818 tonnes | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 214,504 tonnes | 254,968 tonnes | 40,464 tonnes | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 72,179 tonnes | 120,346 tonnes | 48,167 tonnes | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 83,252 tonnes | 102,051 tonnes | 18,799 tonnes | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wild fish catch by gear type, Peru or Taiwan?
- Peru, at 99,653 tonnes against 86,116 tonnes in Taiwan as of 2018.
- What is the difference in wild fish catch by gear type between Peru and Taiwan?
- 13,537 tonnes, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Taiwan?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2018.
- How do Peru and Taiwan rank globally for wild fish catch by gear type?
- Peru ranks 35th and Taiwan ranks 37th 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.