China vs Vietnam: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

China
7.33 million tonnes
in 2018
Vietnam
2.47 million tonnes
in 2018
China rank
1st
Vietnam rank
3rd

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

  • China
  • Vietnam
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How they compare

China currently reports 7.33 million tonnes against 2.47 million tonnes in Vietnam, a difference of 4.85 million tonnes.

That makes China's figure about 3.0 times Vietnam's.

Across all 49 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 1st and Vietnam ranks 3rd of 111 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Vietnam Difference Ahead
1970s 747,291 tonnes 23.5 tonnes 747,267 tonnes China
1980s 1.43 million tonnes 23,433 tonnes 1.41 million tonnes China
1990s 4.61 million tonnes 547,479 tonnes 4.06 million tonnes China
2000s 5.75 million tonnes 1.48 million tonnes 4.27 million tonnes China
2010s 7.23 million tonnes 2.29 million tonnes 4.94 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 Vietnam?
China, at 7.33 million tonnes against 2.47 million tonnes in Vietnam as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between China and Vietnam?
4.85 million tonnes, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Vietnam?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do China and Vietnam rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?
China ranks 1st and Vietnam ranks 3rd 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.