China vs Indonesia: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling
China
7.33 million tonnes
in 2018
Indonesia
2.58 million tonnes
in 2018
China rank
1st
Indonesia rank
2nd
Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time
- China
- Indonesia
How they compare
China currently reports 7.33 million tonnes against 2.58 million tonnes in Indonesia, a difference of 4.74 million tonnes.
That makes China's figure about 2.8 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.
China ranks 1st and Indonesia ranks 2nd of 111 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, China averaged higher in 4 and Indonesia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 375,957 tonnes | 357,224 tonnes | 18,734 tonnes | China |
| 1970s | 747,291 tonnes | 1.04 million tonnes | 289,023 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 1.43 million tonnes | 1.96 million tonnes | 532,407 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 4.61 million tonnes | 1.71 million tonnes | 2.90 million tonnes | China |
| 2000s | 5.75 million tonnes | 1.86 million tonnes | 3.89 million tonnes | China |
| 2010s | 7.23 million tonnes | 2.28 million tonnes | 4.95 million tonnes | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, China or Indonesia?
- China, at 7.33 million tonnes against 2.58 million tonnes in Indonesia as of 2018.
- What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between China and Indonesia?
- 4.74 million tonnes, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Indonesia?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2018.
- How do China and Indonesia rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?
- China ranks 1st and Indonesia ranks 2nd of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Sea Around Us (2020) β 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.