Chile vs Equatorial Guinea: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling
Chile
4,507 tonnes
in 2018
Equatorial Guinea
3,362 tonnes
in 2018
Chile rank
80th
Equatorial Guinea rank
82nd
Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time
- Chile
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Chile currently reports 4,507 tonnes against 3,362 tonnes in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 1,145 tonnes.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.3 times Equatorial Guinea's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Chile has been ahead every year.
Chile ranks 80th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 82nd of 111 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 45,796 tonnes | 2,873 tonnes | 42,923 tonnes | Chile |
| 1990s | 89,347 tonnes | 2,737 tonnes | 86,609 tonnes | Chile |
| 2000s | 41,836 tonnes | 2,342 tonnes | 39,494 tonnes | Chile |
| 2010s | 24,141 tonnes | 2,421 tonnes | 21,720 tonnes | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Chile or Equatorial Guinea?
- Chile, at 4,507 tonnes against 3,362 tonnes in Equatorial Guinea as of 2018.
- What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Chile and Equatorial Guinea?
- 1,145 tonnes, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Equatorial Guinea?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2018.
- How do Chile and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?
- Chile ranks 80th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 82nd 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.