Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Argentina or Japan?

Argentina, at 430,062 tonnes against 418,239 tonnes in Japan as of 2018.

What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Argentina and Japan?

11,823 tonnes, with Argentina ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Japan?

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.

Argentina vs Japan: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Argentina

430,062 tonnes

in 2018

Japan

418,239 tonnes

in 2018

Argentina rank

14th

Japan rank

15th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Argentina
Japan

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 430,062 tonnes against 418,239 tonnes in Japan, a difference of 11,823 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.

Argentina ranks 14th and Japan ranks 15th of 111 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1950s	44,229 tonnes	667,525 tonnes	623,296 tonnes	Japan
1960s	122,159 tonnes	1.80 million tonnes	1.67 million tonnes	Japan
1970s	339,577 tonnes	3.50 million tonnes	3.16 million tonnes	Japan
1980s	467,506 tonnes	2.65 million tonnes	2.18 million tonnes	Japan
1990s	937,607 tonnes	1.67 million tonnes	733,665 tonnes	Japan
2000s	736,456 tonnes	1.09 million tonnes	353,071 tonnes	Japan
2010s	511,642 tonnes	859,321 tonnes	347,679 tonnes	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Argentina or Japan?: Argentina, at 430,062 tonnes against 418,239 tonnes in Japan as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Argentina and Japan?: 11,823 tonnes, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Japan?: 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Argentina and Japan rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Argentina ranks 14th and Japan ranks 15th 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.