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.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 49,890 tonnes | 85,818 tonnes | 35,929 tonnes | South Africa |
| 1960s | 123,013 tonnes | 205,814 tonnes | 82,801 tonnes | South Africa |
| 1970s | 207,594 tonnes | 261,542 tonnes | 53,949 tonnes | South Africa |
| 1980s | 190,256 tonnes | 255,042 tonnes | 64,787 tonnes | South Africa |
| 1990s | 98,091 tonnes | 193,407 tonnes | 95,316 tonnes | South Africa |
| 2000s | 111,913 tonnes | 173,905 tonnes | 61,992 tonnes | South Africa |
| 2010s | 127,264 tonnes | 146,389 tonnes | 19,126 tonnes | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Brazil or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 140,611 tonnes against 128,156 tonnes in Brazil as of 2018.
- What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Brazil and South Africa?
- 12,455 tonnes, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and South Africa?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
- How do Brazil and South Africa rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?
- Brazil ranks 30th and South Africa ranks 28th 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.