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

Brazil, at 128,156 tonnes against 119,049 tonnes in Turkey as of 2018.

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

9,107 tonnes, with Brazil ahead.

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

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 Turkey: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Brazil

128,156 tonnes

in 2018

Turkey

119,049 tonnes

in 2018

Brazil rank

30th

Turkey rank

31st

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Brazil
Turkey

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 128,156 tonnes against 119,049 tonnes in Turkey, a difference of 9,107 tonnes.

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

The two have swapped places 7 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Turkey ahead.

Brazil ranks 30th and Turkey ranks 31st of 111 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Turkey in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1950s	49,890 tonnes	71,276 tonnes	21,386 tonnes	Turkey
1960s	123,013 tonnes	96,245 tonnes	26,768 tonnes	Brazil
1970s	207,594 tonnes	140,557 tonnes	67,037 tonnes	Brazil
1980s	190,256 tonnes	389,705 tonnes	199,449 tonnes	Turkey
1990s	98,091 tonnes	298,746 tonnes	200,655 tonnes	Turkey
2000s	111,913 tonnes	278,129 tonnes	166,216 tonnes	Turkey
2010s	127,264 tonnes	151,635 tonnes	24,371 tonnes	Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Brazil or Turkey?: Brazil, at 128,156 tonnes against 119,049 tonnes in Turkey as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Brazil and Turkey?: 9,107 tonnes, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Turkey?: 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Brazil and Turkey rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Brazil ranks 30th and Turkey ranks 31st 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.