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