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

12,813 tonnes, with Malta ahead.

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

48 years are reported by both, from 1971 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 Malta: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Cameroon

23,496 tonnes

in 2018

Malta

36,309 tonnes

in 2018

Cameroon rank

59th

Malta rank

56th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Cameroon
Malta

How they compare

Malta currently reports 36,309 tonnes against 23,496 tonnes in Cameroon, a difference of 12,813 tonnes.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.5 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 48 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 59th and Malta ranks 56th of 111 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Malta	Difference	Ahead
1970s	21,901 tonnes	8,021 tonnes	13,880 tonnes	Cameroon
1980s	17,916 tonnes	13,055 tonnes	4,861 tonnes	Cameroon
1990s	15,130 tonnes	30,398 tonnes	15,268 tonnes	Malta
2000s	12,828 tonnes	42,745 tonnes	29,917 tonnes	Malta
2010s	14,013 tonnes	52,521 tonnes	38,508 tonnes	Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Cameroon or Malta?: Malta, at 36,309 tonnes against 23,496 tonnes in Cameroon as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Cameroon and Malta?: 12,813 tonnes, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Malta?: 48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Cameroon and Malta rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Cameroon ranks 59th and Malta ranks 56th 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

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.