Brazil vs South Africa: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling
Brazil
128,156 tonnes
in 2018
South Africa
140,611 tonnes
in 2018
Brazil rank
30th
South Africa rank
28th
Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time
- Brazil
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 140,611 tonnes against 128,156 tonnes in Brazil, a difference of 12,455 tonnes.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Africa ahead.
Brazil ranks 30th and South Africa ranks 28th of 111 countries.
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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.