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