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

United Kingdom, at 129,985 tonnes against 128,156 tonnes in Brazil as of 2018.

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

1,829 tonnes, with United Kingdom ahead.

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

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 United Kingdom: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Brazil

128,156 tonnes

in 2018

United Kingdom

129,985 tonnes

in 2018

Brazil rank

30th

United Kingdom rank

29th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Brazil
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 129,985 tonnes against 128,156 tonnes in Brazil, a difference of 1,829 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Brazil ranks 30th and United Kingdom ranks 29th of 111 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1950s	49,890 tonnes	559,490 tonnes	509,600 tonnes	United Kingdom
1960s	123,013 tonnes	519,372 tonnes	396,360 tonnes	United Kingdom
1970s	207,594 tonnes	379,911 tonnes	172,317 tonnes	United Kingdom
1980s	190,256 tonnes	307,740 tonnes	117,485 tonnes	United Kingdom
1990s	98,091 tonnes	286,217 tonnes	188,126 tonnes	United Kingdom
2000s	111,913 tonnes	157,782 tonnes	45,869 tonnes	United Kingdom
2010s	127,264 tonnes	127,532 tonnes	268.22 tonnes	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Brazil or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 129,985 tonnes against 128,156 tonnes in Brazil as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Brazil and United Kingdom?: 1,829 tonnes, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United Kingdom?: 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Brazil and United Kingdom rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Brazil ranks 30th and United Kingdom ranks 29th 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.