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

Sweden, at 56,944 tonnes against 49,414 tonnes in Algeria as of 2018.

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

7,530 tonnes, with Sweden ahead.

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

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 Sweden: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Algeria

49,414 tonnes

in 2018

Sweden

56,944 tonnes

in 2018

Algeria rank

49th

Sweden rank

47th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Algeria
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 56,944 tonnes against 49,414 tonnes in Algeria, a difference of 7,530 tonnes.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Algeria's.

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

Algeria ranks 49th and Sweden ranks 47th of 111 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Algeria	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1950s	15,681 tonnes	91,701 tonnes	76,020 tonnes	Sweden
1960s	12,066 tonnes	139,566 tonnes	127,500 tonnes	Sweden
1970s	20,713 tonnes	95,788 tonnes	75,076 tonnes	Sweden
1980s	39,345 tonnes	98,693 tonnes	59,348 tonnes	Sweden
1990s	49,105 tonnes	88,227 tonnes	39,122 tonnes	Sweden
2000s	65,584 tonnes	74,373 tonnes	8,789 tonnes	Sweden
2010s	47,451 tonnes	61,845 tonnes	14,393 tonnes	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Algeria or Sweden?: Sweden, at 56,944 tonnes against 49,414 tonnes in Algeria as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Algeria and Sweden?: 7,530 tonnes, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Sweden?: 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Algeria and Sweden rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Algeria ranks 49th and Sweden ranks 47th 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.