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

195,402 tonnes, with Myanmar ahead.

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

66 years are reported by both, from 1953 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 Myanmar: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Argentina

430,062 tonnes

in 2018

Myanmar

625,464 tonnes

in 2018

Argentina rank

14th

Myanmar rank

12th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Argentina
Myanmar

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 625,464 tonnes against 430,062 tonnes in Argentina, a difference of 195,402 tonnes.

That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.5 times Argentina's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1953 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 14th and Myanmar ranks 12th of 111 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	Myanmar	Difference	Ahead
1950s	49,426 tonnes	1,361 tonnes	48,066 tonnes	Argentina
1960s	122,159 tonnes	10,207 tonnes	111,952 tonnes	Argentina
1970s	339,577 tonnes	77,623 tonnes	261,954 tonnes	Argentina
1980s	467,506 tonnes	141,331 tonnes	326,175 tonnes	Argentina
1990s	937,607 tonnes	224,889 tonnes	712,718 tonnes	Argentina
2000s	736,456 tonnes	545,819 tonnes	190,637 tonnes	Argentina
2010s	511,642 tonnes	629,855 tonnes	118,213 tonnes	Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Argentina or Myanmar?: Myanmar, at 625,464 tonnes against 430,062 tonnes in Argentina as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Argentina and Myanmar?: 195,402 tonnes, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Myanmar?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 2018.
How do Argentina and Myanmar rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Argentina ranks 14th and Myanmar ranks 12th 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.