Australia vs Uruguay: Bottom trawling

Australia
44,477
in 2018
Uruguay
47,598
in 2018
Australia rank
54th
Uruguay rank
53rd

Bottom trawling over time

  • Australia
  • Uruguay
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k195019842018

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 47,598 against 44,477 in Australia, a difference of 3,121.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 54th and Uruguay ranks 53rd of 135 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Uruguay Difference Ahead
1950s 21,181 3,099 18,082 Australia
1960s 38,450 8,072 30,378 Australia
1970s 117,809 31,186 86,622 Australia
1980s 163,614 122,471 41,142 Australia
1990s 162,818 107,583 55,235 Australia
2000s 89,909 78,362 11,546 Australia
2010s 48,864 50,476 1,612 Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bottom trawling, Australia or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 47,598 against 44,477 in Australia as of 2018.
What is the difference in bottom trawling between Australia and Uruguay?
3,121, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Uruguay?
69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Australia and Uruguay rank globally for bottom trawling?
Australia ranks 54th and Uruguay ranks 53rd of 135 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Bottom trawling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Bottom trawling
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
135 places, 9,315 data points, 1950–2018
Last refreshed