Argentina vs South Korea: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling
Argentina
430,062 tonnes
in 2018
South Korea
659,111 tonnes
in 2018
Argentina rank
14th
South Korea rank
11th
Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time
- Argentina
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 659,111 tonnes against 430,062 tonnes in Argentina, a difference of 229,049 tonnes.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.5 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Korea ahead.
Argentina ranks 14th and South Korea ranks 11th of 111 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44,229 tonnes | 70,478 tonnes | 26,248 tonnes | South Korea |
| 1960s | 122,159 tonnes | 225,842 tonnes | 103,683 tonnes | South Korea |
| 1970s | 339,577 tonnes | 698,681 tonnes | 359,104 tonnes | South Korea |
| 1980s | 467,506 tonnes | 1.32 million tonnes | 855,333 tonnes | South Korea |
| 1990s | 937,607 tonnes | 1.16 million tonnes | 225,314 tonnes | South Korea |
| 2000s | 736,456 tonnes | 925,990 tonnes | 189,534 tonnes | South Korea |
| 2010s | 511,642 tonnes | 795,669 tonnes | 284,027 tonnes | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Argentina or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 659,111 tonnes against 430,062 tonnes in Argentina as of 2018.
- What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Argentina and South Korea?
- 229,049 tonnes, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and South Korea?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
- How do Argentina and South Korea rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?
- Argentina ranks 14th and South Korea ranks 11th 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
Bottom trawling is a fishing method in which a large, heavy net is dragged along the seafloor to catch fish and other marine life.