Angola vs South Africa: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Angola
153,513 tonnes
in 2018
South Africa
140,611 tonnes
in 2018
Angola rank
25th
South Africa rank
28th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

  • Angola
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Angola currently reports 153,513 tonnes against 140,611 tonnes in South Africa, a difference of 12,902 tonnes.

That makes Angola's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Angola ahead.

Angola ranks 25th and South Africa ranks 28th of 111 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola South Africa Difference Ahead
1950s 168,437 tonnes 85,818 tonnes 82,618 tonnes Angola
1960s 188,663 tonnes 205,814 tonnes 17,151 tonnes South Africa
1970s 158,077 tonnes 261,542 tonnes 103,465 tonnes South Africa
1980s 91,276 tonnes 255,042 tonnes 163,767 tonnes South Africa
1990s 119,619 tonnes 193,407 tonnes 73,788 tonnes South Africa
2000s 152,302 tonnes 173,905 tonnes 21,603 tonnes South Africa
2010s 178,000 tonnes 146,389 tonnes 31,610 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 South Africa?
Angola, at 153,513 tonnes against 140,611 tonnes in South Africa as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Angola and South Africa?
12,902 tonnes, with Angola ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and South Africa?
69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Angola and South Africa rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?
Angola ranks 25th and South Africa ranks 28th 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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About this data

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

Bottom trawling is a fishing method in which a large, heavy net is dragged along the seafloor to catch fish and other marine life.