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

Angola, at 153,513 tonnes against 151,079 tonnes in Canada as of 2018.

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

2,434 tonnes, with Angola ahead.

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

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.

Angola vs Canada: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Angola

153,513 tonnes

in 2018

Canada

151,079 tonnes

in 2018

Angola rank

25th

Canada rank

26th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Angola
Canada

How they compare

Angola currently reports 153,513 tonnes against 151,079 tonnes in Canada, a difference of 2,434 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Canada ahead.

Angola ranks 25th and Canada ranks 26th of 111 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 2 and Canada in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Angola	Canada	Difference	Ahead
1950s	168,437 tonnes	502,046 tonnes	333,609 tonnes	Canada
1960s	188,663 tonnes	969,947 tonnes	781,284 tonnes	Canada
1970s	158,077 tonnes	601,311 tonnes	443,233 tonnes	Canada
1980s	91,276 tonnes	447,514 tonnes	356,238 tonnes	Canada
1990s	119,619 tonnes	221,857 tonnes	102,238 tonnes	Canada
2000s	152,302 tonnes	136,178 tonnes	16,125 tonnes	Angola
2010s	178,000 tonnes	130,497 tonnes	47,503 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 Canada?: Angola, at 153,513 tonnes against 151,079 tonnes in Canada as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Angola and Canada?: 2,434 tonnes, with Angola ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Canada?: 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Angola and Canada rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Angola ranks 25th and Canada ranks 26th 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.