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

Algeria, at 49,414 tonnes against 43,597 tonnes in Nigeria as of 2018.

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

5,817 tonnes, with Algeria ahead.

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

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 Nigeria: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Algeria

49,414 tonnes

in 2018

Nigeria

43,597 tonnes

in 2018

Algeria rank

49th

Nigeria rank

52nd

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Algeria
Nigeria

How they compare

Algeria currently reports 49,414 tonnes against 43,597 tonnes in Nigeria, a difference of 5,817 tonnes.

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

The two have swapped places 12 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 49th and Nigeria ranks 52nd of 111 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Algeria	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1950s	15,681 tonnes	2,231 tonnes	13,450 tonnes	Algeria
1960s	12,066 tonnes	7,247 tonnes	4,819 tonnes	Algeria
1970s	20,713 tonnes	21,360 tonnes	647.61 tonnes	Nigeria
1980s	39,345 tonnes	72,007 tonnes	32,662 tonnes	Nigeria
1990s	49,105 tonnes	122,299 tonnes	73,194 tonnes	Nigeria
2000s	65,584 tonnes	45,915 tonnes	19,669 tonnes	Algeria
2010s	47,451 tonnes	44,437 tonnes	3,015 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 Nigeria?: Algeria, at 49,414 tonnes against 43,597 tonnes in Nigeria as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Algeria and Nigeria?: 5,817 tonnes, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Nigeria?: 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Algeria and Nigeria rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Algeria ranks 49th and Nigeria ranks 52nd 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.