Australia vs Ghana: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling
Australia
36,429 tonnes
in 2018
Ghana
41,857 tonnes
in 2018
Australia rank
54th
Ghana rank
53rd
Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time
- Australia
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 41,857 tonnes against 36,429 tonnes in Australia, a difference of 5,428 tonnes.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 54th and Ghana ranks 53rd of 111 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 21,181 tonnes | 910.6 tonnes | 20,270 tonnes | Australia |
| 1960s | 38,146 tonnes | 32,130 tonnes | 6,016 tonnes | Australia |
| 1970s | 116,314 tonnes | 100,920 tonnes | 15,394 tonnes | Australia |
| 1980s | 160,685 tonnes | 48,006 tonnes | 112,678 tonnes | Australia |
| 1990s | 148,030 tonnes | 32,231 tonnes | 115,799 tonnes | Australia |
| 2000s | 77,546 tonnes | 41,075 tonnes | 36,471 tonnes | Australia |
| 2010s | 40,014 tonnes | 37,719 tonnes | 2,295 tonnes | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Australia or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 41,857 tonnes against 36,429 tonnes in Australia as of 2018.
- What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Australia and Ghana?
- 5,428 tonnes, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Ghana?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
- How do Australia and Ghana rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?
- Australia ranks 54th and Ghana ranks 53rd 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.