Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Australia or Nigeria?

Nigeria, at 43,597 tonnes against 36,429 tonnes in Australia as of 2018.

What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Australia and Nigeria?

7,168 tonnes, with Nigeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Nigeria?

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.

Australia vs Nigeria: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Australia

36,429 tonnes

in 2018

Nigeria

43,597 tonnes

in 2018

Australia rank

54th

Nigeria rank

52nd

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Australia
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 43,597 tonnes against 36,429 tonnes in Australia, a difference of 7,168 tonnes.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.

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

Australia ranks 54th and Nigeria ranks 52nd of 111 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 6 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1950s	21,181 tonnes	2,231 tonnes	18,950 tonnes	Australia
1960s	38,146 tonnes	7,247 tonnes	30,899 tonnes	Australia
1970s	116,314 tonnes	21,360 tonnes	94,954 tonnes	Australia
1980s	160,685 tonnes	72,007 tonnes	88,678 tonnes	Australia
1990s	148,030 tonnes	122,299 tonnes	25,731 tonnes	Australia
2000s	77,546 tonnes	45,915 tonnes	31,631 tonnes	Australia
2010s	40,014 tonnes	44,437 tonnes	4,423 tonnes	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Australia or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 43,597 tonnes against 36,429 tonnes in Australia as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Australia and Nigeria?: 7,168 tonnes, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Nigeria?: 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Australia and Nigeria rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Australia ranks 54th and Nigeria ranks 52nd 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.