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

10,060 tonnes, with Brazil ahead.

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

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 Netherlands: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Brazil

128,156 tonnes

in 2018

Netherlands

118,096 tonnes

in 2018

Brazil rank

30th

Netherlands rank

32nd

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Brazil
Netherlands

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 128,156 tonnes against 118,096 tonnes in Netherlands, a difference of 10,060 tonnes.

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

The two have swapped places 9 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Netherlands ahead.

Brazil ranks 30th and Netherlands ranks 32nd of 111 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1950s	49,890 tonnes	103,484 tonnes	53,594 tonnes	Netherlands
1960s	123,013 tonnes	219,237 tonnes	96,224 tonnes	Netherlands
1970s	207,594 tonnes	301,078 tonnes	93,484 tonnes	Netherlands
1980s	190,256 tonnes	356,125 tonnes	165,870 tonnes	Netherlands
1990s	98,091 tonnes	243,650 tonnes	145,559 tonnes	Netherlands
2000s	111,913 tonnes	136,048 tonnes	24,135 tonnes	Netherlands
2010s	127,264 tonnes	137,310 tonnes	10,046 tonnes	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Brazil or Netherlands?: Brazil, at 128,156 tonnes against 118,096 tonnes in Netherlands as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Brazil and Netherlands?: 10,060 tonnes, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Netherlands?: 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Brazil and Netherlands rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Brazil ranks 30th and Netherlands ranks 32nd 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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About this data

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.