Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Algeria or Faroe Islands?

Faroe Islands, at 64,470 tonnes against 49,414 tonnes in Algeria as of 2018.

What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Algeria and Faroe Islands?

15,056 tonnes, with Faroe Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Faroe Islands?

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.

Algeria vs Faroe Islands: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Algeria

49,414 tonnes

in 2018

Faroe Islands

64,470 tonnes

in 2018

Algeria rank

49th

Faroe Islands rank

46th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Algeria
Faroe Islands

How they compare

Faroe Islands currently reports 64,470 tonnes against 49,414 tonnes in Algeria, a difference of 15,056 tonnes.

That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 1.3 times Algeria's.

Across all 69 years both countries report, Faroe Islands has been ahead every year.

Algeria ranks 49th and Faroe Islands ranks 46th of 111 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Algeria	Faroe Islands	Difference	Ahead
1950s	15,681 tonnes	141,087 tonnes	125,406 tonnes	Faroe Islands
1960s	12,066 tonnes	307,676 tonnes	295,609 tonnes	Faroe Islands
1970s	20,713 tonnes	142,905 tonnes	122,192 tonnes	Faroe Islands
1980s	39,345 tonnes	134,204 tonnes	94,860 tonnes	Faroe Islands
1990s	49,105 tonnes	108,940 tonnes	59,835 tonnes	Faroe Islands
2000s	65,584 tonnes	107,046 tonnes	41,462 tonnes	Faroe Islands
2010s	47,451 tonnes	73,707 tonnes	26,255 tonnes	Faroe Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Algeria or Faroe Islands?: Faroe Islands, at 64,470 tonnes against 49,414 tonnes in Algeria as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Algeria and Faroe Islands?: 15,056 tonnes, with Faroe Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Faroe Islands?: 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Algeria and Faroe Islands rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Algeria ranks 49th and Faroe Islands ranks 46th 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.