Japan vs Mexico: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling
Japan
418,239 tonnes
in 2018
Mexico
406,777 tonnes
in 2018
Japan rank
15th
Mexico rank
16th
Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time
- Japan
- Mexico
How they compare
Japan currently reports 418,239 tonnes against 406,777 tonnes in Mexico, a difference of 11,462 tonnes.
Across all 69 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 15th and Mexico ranks 16th of 111 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 667,525 tonnes | 194,254 tonnes | 473,271 tonnes | Japan |
| 1960s | 1.80 million tonnes | 74,158 tonnes | 1.72 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1970s | 3.50 million tonnes | 48,500 tonnes | 3.45 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1980s | 2.65 million tonnes | 99,180 tonnes | 2.55 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1990s | 1.67 million tonnes | 157,194 tonnes | 1.51 million tonnes | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.09 million tonnes | 190,247 tonnes | 899,281 tonnes | Japan |
| 2010s | 859,321 tonnes | 271,137 tonnes | 588,183 tonnes | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Japan or Mexico?
- Japan, at 418,239 tonnes against 406,777 tonnes in Mexico as of 2018.
- What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Japan and Mexico?
- 11,462 tonnes, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Mexico?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
- How do Japan and Mexico rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?
- Japan ranks 15th and Mexico ranks 16th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Sea Around Us (2020) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Wild fish catch from bottom trawling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Bottom trawling is a fishing method in which a large, heavy net is dragged along the seafloor to catch fish and other marine life.