Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Angola or Bangladesh?

Bangladesh, at 170,278 tonnes against 153,513 tonnes in Angola as of 2018.

What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Angola and Bangladesh?

16,765 tonnes, with Bangladesh ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Bangladesh?

47 years are reported by both, from 1972 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.

Angola vs Bangladesh: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Angola

153,513 tonnes

in 2018

Bangladesh

170,278 tonnes

in 2018

Angola rank

25th

Bangladesh rank

24th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Angola
Bangladesh

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 170,278 tonnes against 153,513 tonnes in Angola, a difference of 16,765 tonnes.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Angola's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Angola ahead.

Angola ranks 25th and Bangladesh ranks 24th of 111 countries.

Angola has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Angola	Bangladesh	Difference	Ahead
1970s	146,536 tonnes	41,137 tonnes	105,399 tonnes	Angola
1980s	91,276 tonnes	81,856 tonnes	9,420 tonnes	Angola
1990s	119,619 tonnes	100,616 tonnes	19,002 tonnes	Angola
2000s	152,302 tonnes	106,636 tonnes	45,666 tonnes	Angola
2010s	178,000 tonnes	153,597 tonnes	24,403 tonnes	Angola

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Angola or Bangladesh?: Bangladesh, at 170,278 tonnes against 153,513 tonnes in Angola as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Angola and Bangladesh?: 16,765 tonnes, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Bangladesh?: 47 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.
How do Angola and Bangladesh rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Angola ranks 25th and Bangladesh ranks 24th 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.