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

Angola, at 153,513 tonnes against 150,061 tonnes in Italy as of 2018.

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

3,452 tonnes, with Angola ahead.

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

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 Italy: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Angola

153,513 tonnes

in 2018

Italy

150,061 tonnes

in 2018

Angola rank

25th

Italy rank

27th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Angola
Italy

How they compare

Angola currently reports 153,513 tonnes against 150,061 tonnes in Italy, a difference of 3,452 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Italy ahead.

Angola ranks 25th and Italy ranks 27th of 111 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Angola	Italy	Difference	Ahead
1950s	168,437 tonnes	206,871 tonnes	38,435 tonnes	Italy
1960s	188,663 tonnes	495,546 tonnes	306,883 tonnes	Italy
1970s	158,077 tonnes	840,163 tonnes	682,085 tonnes	Italy
1980s	91,276 tonnes	816,358 tonnes	725,082 tonnes	Italy
1990s	119,619 tonnes	601,045 tonnes	481,426 tonnes	Italy
2000s	152,302 tonnes	381,273 tonnes	228,970 tonnes	Italy
2010s	178,000 tonnes	150,721 tonnes	27,279 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 Italy?: Angola, at 153,513 tonnes against 150,061 tonnes in Italy as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Angola and Italy?: 3,452 tonnes, with Angola ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Italy?: 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Angola and Italy rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Angola ranks 25th and Italy ranks 27th 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.