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

Algeria, at 49,414 tonnes against 48,849 tonnes in Greece as of 2018.

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

565 tonnes, with Algeria ahead.

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

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 Greece: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Algeria

49,414 tonnes

in 2018

Greece

48,849 tonnes

in 2018

Algeria rank

49th

Greece rank

50th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Algeria
Greece

How they compare

Algeria currently reports 49,414 tonnes against 48,849 tonnes in Greece, a difference of 565 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 49th and Greece ranks 50th of 111 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 1 and Greece in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Algeria	Greece	Difference	Ahead
1950s	15,681 tonnes	14,884 tonnes	796.98 tonnes	Algeria
1960s	12,066 tonnes	35,056 tonnes	22,989 tonnes	Greece
1970s	20,713 tonnes	53,098 tonnes	32,385 tonnes	Greece
1980s	39,345 tonnes	93,861 tonnes	54,516 tonnes	Greece
1990s	49,105 tonnes	106,723 tonnes	57,618 tonnes	Greece
2000s	65,584 tonnes	88,979 tonnes	23,395 tonnes	Greece
2010s	47,451 tonnes	51,850 tonnes	4,399 tonnes	Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Algeria or Greece?: Algeria, at 49,414 tonnes against 48,849 tonnes in Greece as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Algeria and Greece?: 565 tonnes, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Greece?: 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Algeria and Greece rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Algeria ranks 49th and Greece ranks 50th 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.