Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Albania or Estonia?

Albania, at 6,557 tonnes against 4,812 tonnes in Estonia as of 2018.

What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Albania and Estonia?

1,745 tonnes, with Albania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Estonia?

69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

Sea Around Us (2020) – 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.

Albania vs Estonia: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Albania

6,557 tonnes

in 2018

Estonia

4,812 tonnes

in 2018

Albania rank

75th

Estonia rank

78th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Albania
Estonia

How they compare

Albania currently reports 6,557 tonnes against 4,812 tonnes in Estonia, a difference of 1,745 tonnes.

That makes Albania's figure about 1.4 times Estonia's.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Estonia ahead.

Albania ranks 75th and Estonia ranks 78th of 111 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Albania	Estonia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1,377 tonnes	14,025 tonnes	12,647 tonnes	Estonia
1960s	2,594 tonnes	129,666 tonnes	127,072 tonnes	Estonia
1970s	5,923 tonnes	118,027 tonnes	112,104 tonnes	Estonia
1980s	6,949 tonnes	31,594 tonnes	24,645 tonnes	Estonia
1990s	2,299 tonnes	5,852 tonnes	3,553 tonnes	Estonia
2000s	2,781 tonnes	3,528 tonnes	746.53 tonnes	Estonia
2010s	5,689 tonnes	6,132 tonnes	442.65 tonnes	Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Albania or Estonia?: Albania, at 6,557 tonnes against 4,812 tonnes in Estonia as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Albania and Estonia?: 1,745 tonnes, with Albania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Estonia?: 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Albania and Estonia rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Albania ranks 75th and Estonia ranks 78th of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Sea Around Us (2020) – 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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Indicator: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling
Unit: tonnes
Source: Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 111 places, 6,156 data points, 1950–2018
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Bottom trawling is a fishing method in which a large, heavy net is dragged along the seafloor to catch fish and other marine life.