Japan vs Thailand: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square

Japan
2.42 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Thailand
1.96 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
14th
Thailand rank
17th

Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square over time

  • Japan
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 2.42 metric tons per square kilometre against 1.96 metric tons per square kilometre in Thailand, a difference of 0.46 metric tons per square kilometre.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Thailand's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 14th and Thailand ranks 17th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Thailand Difference Ahead
1960s 1.22 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0974 metric tons per square kilometre 1.12 metric tons per square kilometre Japan
1970s 2.31 metric tons per square kilometre 0.18 metric tons per square kilometre 2.13 metric tons per square kilometre Japan
1980s 3.3 metric tons per square kilometre 0.2786 metric tons per square kilometre 3.02 metric tons per square kilometre Japan
1990s 3.73 metric tons per square kilometre 0.9644 metric tons per square kilometre 2.76 metric tons per square kilometre Japan
2000s 3.5 metric tons per square kilometre 2.27 metric tons per square kilometre 1.22 metric tons per square kilometre Japan
2010s 2.84 metric tons per square kilometre 2.02 metric tons per square kilometre 0.8222 metric tons per square kilometre Japan
2020s 2.6 metric tons per square kilometre 1.96 metric tons per square kilometre 0.6356 metric tons per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square, Japan or Thailand?
Japan, at 2.42 metric tons per square kilometre against 1.96 metric tons per square kilometre in Thailand as of 2023.
What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square between Japan and Thailand?
0.46 metric tons per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Thailand?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Japan and Thailand rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square?
Japan ranks 14th and Thailand ranks 17th 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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Indicator
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square kilometre
Unit
metric tons per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 12,245 data points, 1961–2023
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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.