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

Algeria, at 49,414 tonnes against 47,385 tonnes in Uruguay as of 2018.

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

2,029 tonnes, with Algeria ahead.

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

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 Uruguay: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Algeria

49,414 tonnes

in 2018

Uruguay

47,385 tonnes

in 2018

Algeria rank

49th

Uruguay rank

51st

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Algeria
Uruguay

How they compare

Algeria currently reports 49,414 tonnes against 47,385 tonnes in Uruguay, a difference of 2,029 tonnes.

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

Algeria ranks 49th and Uruguay ranks 51st of 111 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Algeria	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1950s	15,681 tonnes	3,099 tonnes	12,582 tonnes	Algeria
1960s	12,066 tonnes	8,072 tonnes	3,994 tonnes	Algeria
1970s	20,713 tonnes	31,186 tonnes	10,473 tonnes	Uruguay
1980s	39,345 tonnes	122,471 tonnes	83,127 tonnes	Uruguay
1990s	49,105 tonnes	107,583 tonnes	58,478 tonnes	Uruguay
2000s	65,584 tonnes	78,362 tonnes	12,778 tonnes	Uruguay
2010s	47,451 tonnes	50,452 tonnes	3,001 tonnes	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Algeria or Uruguay?: Algeria, at 49,414 tonnes against 47,385 tonnes in Uruguay as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Algeria and Uruguay?: 2,029 tonnes, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Uruguay?: 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Algeria and Uruguay rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Algeria ranks 49th and Uruguay ranks 51st 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.