What is wild fish catch used for? in Canada
Canada: What is wild fish catch used for? was 4,306 tonnes in 2015. ▲ Rising
Latest (2015)
4,306 tonnes
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
20th
of 140 countries
All-time high
10,165 tonnes
in 1988
All-time low
2,015 tonnes
in 1984
Years of data
66
1950–2015
What is wild fish catch used for? in Canada, 1950–2015
Source: Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2015, what is wild fish catch used for? in Canada stood at 4,306 tonnes.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, what is wild fish catch used for? in Canada peaked at 10,165 tonnes in 1988 and was at its lowest, 2,015 tonnes, in 1984.
Canada ranks 20th of 140 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
What is wild fish catch used for? in Canada, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5,671 tonnes | — |
| 1951 | 5,249 tonnes | -7.4% |
| 1952 | 3,394 tonnes | -35.3% |
| 1953 | 4,346 tonnes | +28.0% |
| 1954 | 5,115 tonnes | +17.7% |
| 1955 | 4,446 tonnes | -13.1% |
| 1956 | 6,453 tonnes | +45.1% |
| 1957 | 4,348 tonnes | -32.6% |
| 1958 | 5,531 tonnes | +27.2% |
| 1959 | 5,945 tonnes | +7.5% |
| 1960 | 3,189 tonnes | -46.4% |
| 1961 | 5,909 tonnes | +85.3% |
| 1962 | 6,049 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 7,478 tonnes | +23.6% |
| 1964 | 6,985 tonnes | -6.6% |
| 1965 | 6,593 tonnes | -5.6% |
| 1966 | 5,636 tonnes | -14.5% |
| 1967 | 4,096 tonnes | -27.3% |
| 1968 | 4,106 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 3,807 tonnes | -7.3% |
| 1970 | 3,810 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 3,546 tonnes | -6.9% |
| 1972 | 2,949 tonnes | -16.8% |
| 1973 | 2,760 tonnes | -6.4% |
| 1974 | 2,479 tonnes | -10.2% |
| 1975 | 2,710 tonnes | +9.3% |
| 1976 | 2,884 tonnes | +6.5% |
| 1977 | 3,175 tonnes | +10.1% |
| 1978 | 3,267 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 2,647 tonnes | -19.0% |
| 1980 | 2,257 tonnes | -14.7% |
| 1981 | 2,292 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 2,063 tonnes | -10.0% |
| 1983 | 2,201 tonnes | +6.7% |
| 1984 | 2,015 tonnes | -8.5% |
| 1985 | 2,561 tonnes | +27.1% |
| 1986 | 7,139 tonnes | +178.8% |
| 1987 | 9,279 tonnes | +30.0% |
| 1988 | 10,165 tonnes | +9.6% |
| 1989 | 8,634 tonnes | -15.1% |
| 1990 | 9,644 tonnes | +11.7% |
| 1991 | 8,228 tonnes | -14.7% |
| 1992 | 8,056 tonnes | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 7,472 tonnes | -7.2% |
| 1994 | 7,612 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 6,947 tonnes | -8.7% |
| 1996 | 6,825 tonnes | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 6,874 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 7,018 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 7,289 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 7,344 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 7,310 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 7,340 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 7,679 tonnes | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 7,252 tonnes | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 6,666 tonnes | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 6,471 tonnes | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 6,568 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 5,354 tonnes | -18.5% |
| 2009 | 5,994 tonnes | +12.0% |
| 2010 | 5,753 tonnes | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 8,467 tonnes | +47.2% |
| 2012 | 7,100 tonnes | -16.1% |
| 2013 | 7,933 tonnes | +11.7% |
| 2014 | 4,428 tonnes | -44.2% |
| 2015 | 4,306 tonnes | -2.7% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 4,306 tonnes is above the median for high income countries, which is 85.35 tonnes, 50.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where What is wild fish catch used for? in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +178.8% | 2,561 tonnes | 7,139 tonnes |
| 1961 | +85.3% | 3,189 tonnes | 5,909 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5,050 tonnes | 3,394 tonnes | 6,453 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 5,385 tonnes | 3,189 tonnes | 7,478 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 3,023 tonnes | 2,479 tonnes | 3,810 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,861 tonnes | 2,015 tonnes | 10,165 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,597 tonnes | 6,825 tonnes | 9,644 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,798 tonnes | 5,354 tonnes | 7,679 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,331 tonnes | 4,306 tonnes | 8,467 tonnes | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Canada
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 31.61 % change on previous year (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0193 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,092 current US$ per person (2022)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.0803 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1712 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.9% (2022)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.9% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is what is wild fish catch used for? in Canada?
- What is wild fish catch used for? in Canada was 4,306 tonnes in 2015, according to Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest what is wild fish catch used for? recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 10,165 tonnes in 1988.
- What is the lowest what is wild fish catch used for? recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,015 tonnes in 1984.
- How does Canada rank for what is wild fish catch used for??
- Canada ranks 20th out of 140 countries with data for 2015.
- Is what is wild fish catch used for? rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of What is wild fish catch used for?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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