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

Namibia, at 185,451 tonnes against 153,513 tonnes in Angola as of 2018.

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

31,938 tonnes, with Namibia ahead.

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

54 years are reported by both, from 1965 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 Namibia: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Angola

153,513 tonnes

in 2018

Namibia

185,451 tonnes

in 2018

Angola rank

25th

Namibia rank

22nd

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Angola
Namibia

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 185,451 tonnes against 153,513 tonnes in Angola, a difference of 31,938 tonnes.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.2 times Angola's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Angola ahead.

Angola ranks 25th and Namibia ranks 22nd of 111 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 4 and Namibia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Angola	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	199,492 tonnes	1,408 tonnes	198,084 tonnes	Angola
1970s	158,077 tonnes	4,291 tonnes	153,786 tonnes	Angola
1980s	91,276 tonnes	18,084 tonnes	73,192 tonnes	Angola
1990s	119,619 tonnes	147,541 tonnes	27,922 tonnes	Namibia
2000s	152,302 tonnes	186,318 tonnes	34,016 tonnes	Namibia
2010s	178,000 tonnes	176,455 tonnes	1,545 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 Namibia?: Namibia, at 185,451 tonnes against 153,513 tonnes in Angola as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Angola and Namibia?: 31,938 tonnes, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Namibia?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2018.
How do Angola and Namibia rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Angola ranks 25th and Namibia ranks 22nd 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.