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

Bangladesh, at 170,278 tonnes against 150,061 tonnes in Italy as of 2018.

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

20,217 tonnes, with Bangladesh ahead.

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

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 Italy: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Bangladesh

170,278 tonnes

in 2018

Italy

150,061 tonnes

in 2018

Bangladesh rank

24th

Italy rank

27th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Bangladesh
Italy

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 170,278 tonnes against 150,061 tonnes in Italy, a difference of 20,217 tonnes.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Italy ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 24th and Italy ranks 27th of 111 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Italy	Difference	Ahead
1970s	41,137 tonnes	849,944 tonnes	808,807 tonnes	Italy
1980s	81,856 tonnes	816,358 tonnes	734,502 tonnes	Italy
1990s	100,616 tonnes	601,045 tonnes	500,429 tonnes	Italy
2000s	106,636 tonnes	381,273 tonnes	274,637 tonnes	Italy
2010s	153,597 tonnes	150,721 tonnes	2,876 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 Italy?: Bangladesh, at 170,278 tonnes against 150,061 tonnes in Italy as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Bangladesh and Italy?: 20,217 tonnes, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Italy?: 47 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.
How do Bangladesh and Italy rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Bangladesh ranks 24th and Italy ranks 27th 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.