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
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) 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.