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

15,173 tonnes, with Namibia ahead.

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

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 Namibia: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Bangladesh

170,278 tonnes

in 2018

Namibia

185,451 tonnes

in 2018

Bangladesh rank

24th

Namibia rank

22nd

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Bangladesh
Namibia

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 185,451 tonnes against 170,278 tonnes in Bangladesh, a difference of 15,173 tonnes.

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

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

Bangladesh ranks 24th and Namibia ranks 22nd of 111 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Namibia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	41,137 tonnes	4,918 tonnes	36,219 tonnes	Bangladesh
1980s	81,856 tonnes	18,084 tonnes	63,772 tonnes	Bangladesh
1990s	100,616 tonnes	147,541 tonnes	46,925 tonnes	Namibia
2000s	106,636 tonnes	186,318 tonnes	79,682 tonnes	Namibia
2010s	153,597 tonnes	176,455 tonnes	22,858 tonnes	Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Bangladesh or Namibia?: Namibia, at 185,451 tonnes against 170,278 tonnes in Bangladesh as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Bangladesh and Namibia?: 15,173 tonnes, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Namibia?: 47 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.
How do Bangladesh and Namibia rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Bangladesh ranks 24th and Namibia ranks 22nd 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.