Hong Kong vs Japan: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square
Hong Kong
1.96 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
2.42 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Hong Kong rank
16th
Japan rank
14th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square over time
- Hong Kong
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 2.42 metric tons per square kilometre against 1.96 metric tons per square kilometre in Hong Kong, a difference of 0.46 metric tons per square kilometre.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Hong Kong's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 16th and Japan ranks 14th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 6 and Japan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.2 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.22 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0188 metric tons per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1970s | 4.85 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.31 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.54 metric tons per square kilometre | Hong Kong |
| 1980s | 9.05 metric tons per square kilometre | 3.3 metric tons per square kilometre | 5.75 metric tons per square kilometre | Hong Kong |
| 1990s | 8.5 metric tons per square kilometre | 3.73 metric tons per square kilometre | 4.77 metric tons per square kilometre | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 4.45 metric tons per square kilometre | 3.5 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.9542 metric tons per square kilometre | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 3.79 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.84 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.9455 metric tons per square kilometre | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 3.16 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.6 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.563 metric tons per square kilometre | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square, Hong Kong or Japan?
- Japan, at 2.42 metric tons per square kilometre against 1.96 metric tons per square kilometre in Hong Kong as of 2023.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square between Hong Kong and Japan?
- 0.46 metric tons per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Japan?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong and Japan rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square?
- Hong Kong ranks 16th and Japan ranks 14th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.