Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Brazil or France?

Brazil, at 128,156 tonnes against 112,089 tonnes in France as of 2018.

What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Brazil and France?

16,067 tonnes, with Brazil ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and France?

69 years are reported by both, from 1950 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.

Brazil vs France: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Brazil

128,156 tonnes

in 2018

France

112,089 tonnes

in 2018

Brazil rank

30th

France rank

33rd

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Brazil
France

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 128,156 tonnes against 112,089 tonnes in France, a difference of 16,067 tonnes.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times France's.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was France ahead.

Brazil ranks 30th and France ranks 33rd of 111 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and France in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	France	Difference	Ahead
1950s	49,890 tonnes	119,459 tonnes	69,569 tonnes	France
1960s	123,013 tonnes	152,924 tonnes	29,911 tonnes	France
1970s	207,594 tonnes	200,979 tonnes	6,615 tonnes	Brazil
1980s	190,256 tonnes	244,806 tonnes	54,551 tonnes	France
1990s	98,091 tonnes	223,225 tonnes	125,133 tonnes	France
2000s	111,913 tonnes	209,693 tonnes	97,780 tonnes	France
2010s	127,264 tonnes	155,182 tonnes	27,918 tonnes	France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Brazil or France?: Brazil, at 128,156 tonnes against 112,089 tonnes in France as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Brazil and France?: 16,067 tonnes, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and France?: 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Brazil and France rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Brazil ranks 30th and France ranks 33rd 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.