Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Cameroon or Gabon?

Cameroon, at 23,496 tonnes against 16,528 tonnes in Gabon as of 2018.

What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Cameroon and Gabon?

6,968 tonnes, with Cameroon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Gabon?

68 years are reported by both, from 1951 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.

Cameroon vs Gabon: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Cameroon

23,496 tonnes

in 2018

Gabon

16,528 tonnes

in 2018

Cameroon rank

59th

Gabon rank

62nd

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Cameroon
Gabon

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 23,496 tonnes against 16,528 tonnes in Gabon, a difference of 6,968 tonnes.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.4 times Gabon's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 68 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 59th and Gabon ranks 62nd of 111 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Gabon in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Gabon	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2,003 tonnes	359.48 tonnes	1,643 tonnes	Cameroon
1960s	9,639 tonnes	6,245 tonnes	3,394 tonnes	Cameroon
1970s	22,097 tonnes	8,572 tonnes	13,525 tonnes	Cameroon
1980s	17,916 tonnes	22,772 tonnes	4,856 tonnes	Gabon
1990s	15,130 tonnes	34,101 tonnes	18,971 tonnes	Gabon
2000s	12,828 tonnes	33,900 tonnes	21,072 tonnes	Gabon
2010s	14,013 tonnes	23,985 tonnes	9,972 tonnes	Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Cameroon or Gabon?: Cameroon, at 23,496 tonnes against 16,528 tonnes in Gabon as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Cameroon and Gabon?: 6,968 tonnes, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Gabon?: 68 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2018.
How do Cameroon and Gabon rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Cameroon ranks 59th and Gabon ranks 62nd 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.