China vs India: Bottom trawling
China
7.17 million
in 2018
India
2.18 million
in 2018
China rank
1st
India rank
4th
Bottom trawling over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 7.17 million against 2.18 million in India, a difference of 4.99 million.
That makes China's figure about 3.3 times India's.
Across all 69 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 1st and India ranks 4th of 135 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 138,537 | 2,980 | 135,557 | China |
| 1960s | 363,236 | 23,339 | 339,897 | China |
| 1970s | 747,155 | 328,260 | 418,895 | China |
| 1980s | 1.45 million | 631,105 | 814,902 | China |
| 1990s | 4.65 million | 1.21 million | 3.45 million | China |
| 2000s | 5.78 million | 1.27 million | 4.51 million | China |
| 2010s | 7.02 million | 2.12 million | 4.90 million | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher bottom trawling, China or India?
- China, at 7.17 million against 2.18 million in India as of 2018.
- What is the difference in bottom trawling between China and India?
- 4.99 million, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
- How do China and India rank globally for bottom trawling?
- China ranks 1st and India ranks 4th of 135 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Bottom trawling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.