Cape Verde vs Mauritania: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling
Cape Verde
68,366 tonnes
in 2018
Mauritania
70,716 tonnes
in 2018
Cape Verde rank
43rd
Mauritania rank
42nd
Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time
- Cape Verde
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 70,716 tonnes against 68,366 tonnes in Cape Verde, a difference of 2,350 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mauritania ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 43rd and Mauritania ranks 42nd of 111 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,277 tonnes | 172,230 tonnes | 169,953 tonnes | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 34,069 tonnes | 35,539 tonnes | 1,470 tonnes | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Cape Verde or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 70,716 tonnes against 68,366 tonnes in Cape Verde as of 2018.
- What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Cape Verde and Mauritania?
- 2,350 tonnes, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Mauritania?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.
- How do Cape Verde and Mauritania rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?
- Cape Verde ranks 43rd and Mauritania ranks 42nd 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
Bottom trawling is a fishing method in which a large, heavy net is dragged along the seafloor to catch fish and other marine life.