India vs Japan: Bottom trawling

India
2.18 million
in 2018
Japan
827,576
in 2018
India rank
4th
Japan rank
7th

Bottom trawling over time

  • India
  • Japan
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How they compare

India currently reports 2.18 million against 827,576 in Japan, a difference of 1.36 million.

That makes India's figure about 2.6 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.

India ranks 4th and Japan ranks 7th of 135 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade India Japan Difference Ahead
1950s 2,980 696,471 693,491 Japan
1960s 23,339 1.84 million 1.82 million Japan
1970s 328,260 3.55 million 3.22 million Japan
1980s 631,105 2.70 million 2.07 million Japan
1990s 1.21 million 1.70 million 496,275 Japan
2000s 1.27 million 1.11 million 164,304 India
2010s 2.12 million 964,324 1.16 million India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bottom trawling, India or Japan?
India, at 2.18 million against 827,576 in Japan as of 2018.
What is the difference in bottom trawling between India and Japan?
1.36 million, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Japan?
69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do India and Japan rank globally for bottom trawling?
India ranks 4th and Japan ranks 7th of 135 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Bottom trawling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Bottom trawling
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
135 places, 9,315 data points, 1950–2018
Last refreshed