Cayman Islands vs El Salvador: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Cayman Islands
7,800 tonnes
in 1990
El Salvador
9,774 tonnes
in 2018
Cayman Islands rank
74th
El Salvador rank
73rd

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

  • Cayman Islands
  • El Salvador
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k197919982018

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 9,774 tonnes against 7,800 tonnes in Cayman Islands, a difference of 1,974 tonnes.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.3 times Cayman Islands's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1984 it was El Salvador ahead.

Cayman Islands ranks 74th and El Salvador ranks 73rd of 111 countries.

Cayman Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cayman Islands El Salvador Difference Ahead
1980s 5,292 tonnes 4,897 tonnes 394.28 tonnes Cayman Islands
1990s 7,800 tonnes 0.3472 tonnes 7,800 tonnes Cayman Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Cayman Islands or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 9,774 tonnes against 7,800 tonnes in Cayman Islands as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Cayman Islands and El Salvador?
1,974 tonnes, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and El Salvador?
5 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 1990.
How do Cayman Islands and El Salvador rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?
Cayman Islands ranks 74th and El Salvador ranks 73rd 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.