Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Bahrain or Gabon?

Gabon, at 16,528 tonnes against 15,435 tonnes in Bahrain as of 2018.

What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Bahrain and Gabon?

1,093 tonnes, with Gabon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Gabon?

49 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 1998.

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.

Bahrain vs Gabon: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Bahrain

15,435 tonnes

in 1998

Gabon

16,528 tonnes

in 2018

Bahrain rank

63rd

Gabon rank

62nd

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Bahrain
Gabon

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 16,528 tonnes against 15,435 tonnes in Bahrain, a difference of 1,093 tonnes.

That makes Gabon's figure about 1.1 times Bahrain's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bahrain ahead.

Bahrain ranks 63rd and Gabon ranks 62nd of 111 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 2 and Gabon in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahrain	Gabon	Difference	Ahead
1950s	6,730 tonnes	329.64 tonnes	6,400 tonnes	Bahrain
1960s	13,140 tonnes	6,245 tonnes	6,895 tonnes	Bahrain
1970s	5,274 tonnes	8,572 tonnes	3,298 tonnes	Gabon
1980s	9,793 tonnes	22,772 tonnes	12,980 tonnes	Gabon
1990s	15,805 tonnes	34,242 tonnes	18,437 tonnes	Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Bahrain or Gabon?: Gabon, at 16,528 tonnes against 15,435 tonnes in Bahrain as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Bahrain and Gabon?: 1,093 tonnes, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Gabon?: 49 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 1998.
How do Bahrain and Gabon rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Bahrain ranks 63rd and Gabon ranks 62nd 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.