Japan vs Russia: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling
Japan
418,239 tonnes
in 2018
Russia
369,531 tonnes
in 2018
Japan rank
15th
Russia rank
17th
Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time
- Japan
- Russia
How they compare
Japan currently reports 418,239 tonnes against 369,531 tonnes in Russia, a difference of 48,708 tonnes.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Russia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Russia ahead.
Japan ranks 15th and Russia ranks 17th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Russia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 667,525 tonnes | 1.32 million tonnes | 649,788 tonnes | Russia |
| 1960s | 1.80 million tonnes | 3.64 million tonnes | 1.85 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1970s | 3.50 million tonnes | 5.68 million tonnes | 2.19 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1980s | 2.65 million tonnes | 5.56 million tonnes | 2.91 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1990s | 1.67 million tonnes | 611,030 tonnes | 1.06 million tonnes | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.09 million tonnes | 288,573 tonnes | 800,955 tonnes | Japan |
| 2010s | 859,321 tonnes | 431,361 tonnes | 427,960 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 Russia?
- Japan, at 418,239 tonnes against 369,531 tonnes in Russia as of 2018.
- What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Japan and Russia?
- 48,708 tonnes, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Russia?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
- How do Japan and Russia rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?
- Japan ranks 15th and Russia ranks 17th 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.