Belgium vs Brunei: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Belgium
4,731 tonnes
in 2018
Brunei
5,415 tonnes
in 2018
Belgium rank
79th
Brunei rank
77th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

  • Belgium
  • Brunei
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How they compare

Brunei currently reports 5,415 tonnes against 4,731 tonnes in Belgium, a difference of 684 tonnes.

That makes Brunei's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 79th and Brunei ranks 77th of 111 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Brunei Difference Ahead
1960s 19,235 tonnes 1,183 tonnes 18,052 tonnes Belgium
1970s 14,752 tonnes 1,870 tonnes 12,882 tonnes Belgium
1980s 9,195 tonnes 3,403 tonnes 5,792 tonnes Belgium
1990s 7,914 tonnes 5,813 tonnes 2,101 tonnes Belgium
2000s 7,300 tonnes 5,396 tonnes 1,905 tonnes Belgium
2010s 8,888 tonnes 6,658 tonnes 2,229 tonnes Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Belgium or Brunei?
Brunei, at 5,415 tonnes against 4,731 tonnes in Belgium as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Belgium and Brunei?
684 tonnes, with Brunei ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Brunei?
55 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2018.
How do Belgium and Brunei rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?
Belgium ranks 79th and Brunei ranks 77th 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

Bottom trawling is a fishing method in which a large, heavy net is dragged along the seafloor to catch fish and other marine life.