Japan vs Norway: Total fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre

Japan
10.6 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Norway
11.51 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
24th
Norway rank
22nd

Total fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre over time

  • Japan
  • Norway
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 11.51 metric tons per square kilometre against 10.6 metric tons per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 0.91 metric tons per square kilometre.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 24th and Norway ranks 22nd of 216 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 6 and Norway in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Norway Difference Ahead
1960s 20.15 metric tons per square kilometre 6.55 metric tons per square kilometre 13.59 metric tons per square kilometre Japan
1970s 28.61 metric tons per square kilometre 8.52 metric tons per square kilometre 20.09 metric tons per square kilometre Japan
1980s 33.21 metric tons per square kilometre 6.67 metric tons per square kilometre 26.53 metric tons per square kilometre Japan
1990s 22.9 metric tons per square kilometre 7.94 metric tons per square kilometre 14.96 metric tons per square kilometre Japan
2000s 16.1 metric tons per square kilometre 9.24 metric tons per square kilometre 6.86 metric tons per square kilometre Japan
2010s 12.73 metric tons per square kilometre 10.29 metric tons per square kilometre 2.44 metric tons per square kilometre Japan
2020s 11.15 metric tons per square kilometre 11.57 metric tons per square kilometre 0.4215 metric tons per square kilometre Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre, Japan or Norway?
Norway, at 11.51 metric tons per square kilometre against 10.6 metric tons per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in total fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre between Japan and Norway?
0.91 metric tons per square kilometre, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Norway?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Japan and Norway rank globally for total fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 24th and Norway ranks 22nd of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Total fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre
Unit
metric tons per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
264 places, 15,328 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Total fisheries production (metric tons) 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.