Canada vs United Kingdom: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Canada
151,079 tonnes
in 2018
United Kingdom
129,985 tonnes
in 2018
Canada rank
26th
United Kingdom rank
29th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

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How they compare

Canada currently reports 151,079 tonnes against 129,985 tonnes in United Kingdom, a difference of 21,094 tonnes.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.2 times United Kingdom's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Canada ranks 26th and United Kingdom ranks 29th of 111 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 4 and United Kingdom in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1950s 502,046 tonnes 559,490 tonnes 57,444 tonnes United Kingdom
1960s 969,947 tonnes 519,372 tonnes 450,574 tonnes Canada
1970s 601,311 tonnes 379,911 tonnes 221,400 tonnes Canada
1980s 447,514 tonnes 307,740 tonnes 139,774 tonnes Canada
1990s 221,857 tonnes 286,217 tonnes 64,360 tonnes United Kingdom
2000s 136,178 tonnes 157,782 tonnes 21,604 tonnes United Kingdom
2010s 130,497 tonnes 127,532 tonnes 2,965 tonnes Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Canada or United Kingdom?
Canada, at 151,079 tonnes against 129,985 tonnes in United Kingdom as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Canada and United Kingdom?
21,094 tonnes, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United Kingdom?
69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Canada and United Kingdom rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?
Canada ranks 26th 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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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

Bottom trawling is a fishing method in which a large, heavy net is dragged along the seafloor to catch fish and other marine life.