Japan vs Myanmar: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Japan
418,239 tonnes
in 2018
Myanmar
625,464 tonnes
in 2018
Japan rank
15th
Myanmar rank
12th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

  • Japan
  • Myanmar
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How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 625,464 tonnes against 418,239 tonnes in Japan, a difference of 207,225 tonnes.

That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.5 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1953 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 15th and Myanmar ranks 12th of 111 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Myanmar Difference Ahead
1950s 715,110 tonnes 1,361 tonnes 713,750 tonnes Japan
1960s 1.80 million tonnes 10,207 tonnes 1.78 million tonnes Japan
1970s 3.50 million tonnes 77,623 tonnes 3.42 million tonnes Japan
1980s 2.65 million tonnes 141,331 tonnes 2.51 million tonnes Japan
1990s 1.67 million tonnes 224,889 tonnes 1.45 million tonnes Japan
2000s 1.09 million tonnes 545,819 tonnes 543,708 tonnes Japan
2010s 859,321 tonnes 629,855 tonnes 229,465 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 Myanmar?
Myanmar, at 625,464 tonnes against 418,239 tonnes in Japan as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Japan and Myanmar?
207,225 tonnes, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Myanmar?
66 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 2018.
How do Japan and Myanmar rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?
Japan ranks 15th and Myanmar ranks 12th of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Sea Around Us (2020) – 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

Indicator
Wild fish catch from bottom trawling
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

Bottom trawling is a fishing method in which a large, heavy net is dragged along the seafloor to catch fish and other marine life.