Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Bangladesh or Canada?

Bangladesh, at 170,278 tonnes against 151,079 tonnes in Canada as of 2018.

What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Bangladesh and Canada?

19,199 tonnes, with Bangladesh ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Canada?

47 years are reported by both, from 1972 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.

Bangladesh vs Canada: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Bangladesh

170,278 tonnes

in 2018

Canada

151,079 tonnes

in 2018

Bangladesh rank

24th

Canada rank

26th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Bangladesh
Canada

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 170,278 tonnes against 151,079 tonnes in Canada, a difference of 19,199 tonnes.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Canada ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 24th and Canada ranks 26th of 111 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Canada in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Canada	Difference	Ahead
1970s	41,137 tonnes	554,441 tonnes	513,304 tonnes	Canada
1980s	81,856 tonnes	447,514 tonnes	365,658 tonnes	Canada
1990s	100,616 tonnes	221,857 tonnes	121,241 tonnes	Canada
2000s	106,636 tonnes	136,178 tonnes	29,541 tonnes	Canada
2010s	153,597 tonnes	130,497 tonnes	23,100 tonnes	Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Bangladesh or Canada?: Bangladesh, at 170,278 tonnes against 151,079 tonnes in Canada as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Bangladesh and Canada?: 19,199 tonnes, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Canada?: 47 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.
How do Bangladesh and Canada rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Bangladesh ranks 24th and Canada ranks 26th 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.