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

Germany, at 52,181 tonnes against 49,414 tonnes in Algeria as of 2018.

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

2,767 tonnes, with Germany ahead.

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

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 Germany: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Algeria

49,414 tonnes

in 2018

Germany

52,181 tonnes

in 2018

Algeria rank

49th

Germany rank

48th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Algeria
Germany

How they compare

Germany currently reports 52,181 tonnes against 49,414 tonnes in Algeria, a difference of 2,767 tonnes.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Germany ahead.

Algeria ranks 49th and Germany ranks 48th of 111 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 2 and Germany in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Algeria	Germany	Difference	Ahead
1950s	15,681 tonnes	326,394 tonnes	310,713 tonnes	Germany
1960s	12,066 tonnes	1.06 million tonnes	1.05 million tonnes	Germany
1970s	20,713 tonnes	420,793 tonnes	400,080 tonnes	Germany
1980s	39,345 tonnes	124,895 tonnes	85,551 tonnes	Germany
1990s	49,105 tonnes	70,162 tonnes	21,057 tonnes	Germany
2000s	65,584 tonnes	49,617 tonnes	15,967 tonnes	Algeria
2010s	47,451 tonnes	46,474 tonnes	977.07 tonnes	Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Algeria or Germany?: Germany, at 52,181 tonnes against 49,414 tonnes in Algeria as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Algeria and Germany?: 2,767 tonnes, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Germany?: 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Algeria and Germany rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Algeria ranks 49th and Germany ranks 48th 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.