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

Argentina, at 430,062 tonnes against 406,777 tonnes in Mexico as of 2018.

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

23,285 tonnes, with Argentina ahead.

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

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 Mexico: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Argentina

430,062 tonnes

in 2018

Mexico

406,777 tonnes

in 2018

Argentina rank

14th

Mexico rank

16th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Argentina
Mexico

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 430,062 tonnes against 406,777 tonnes in Mexico, a difference of 23,285 tonnes.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mexico ahead.

Argentina ranks 14th and Mexico ranks 16th of 111 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 6 and Mexico in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	Mexico	Difference	Ahead
1950s	44,229 tonnes	194,254 tonnes	150,025 tonnes	Mexico
1960s	122,159 tonnes	74,158 tonnes	48,001 tonnes	Argentina
1970s	339,577 tonnes	48,500 tonnes	291,077 tonnes	Argentina
1980s	467,506 tonnes	99,180 tonnes	368,327 tonnes	Argentina
1990s	937,607 tonnes	157,194 tonnes	780,413 tonnes	Argentina
2000s	736,456 tonnes	190,247 tonnes	546,210 tonnes	Argentina
2010s	511,642 tonnes	271,137 tonnes	240,505 tonnes	Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Argentina or Mexico?: Argentina, at 430,062 tonnes against 406,777 tonnes in Mexico as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Argentina and Mexico?: 23,285 tonnes, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Mexico?: 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Argentina and Mexico rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Argentina ranks 14th and Mexico ranks 16th 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.