Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Congo or Trinidad and Tobago?

Trinidad and Tobago, at 2,207 tonnes against 2,125 tonnes in Congo as of 2018.

What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Congo and Trinidad and Tobago?

82 tonnes, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Trinidad and Tobago?

50 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2018.

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.

Congo vs Trinidad and Tobago: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Congo

2,125 tonnes

in 2018

Trinidad and Tobago

2,207 tonnes

in 2018

Congo rank

87th

Trinidad and Tobago rank

86th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Congo
Trinidad and Tobago

How they compare

Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 2,207 tonnes against 2,125 tonnes in Congo, a difference of 82 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 87th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 86th of 111 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 5 and Trinidad and Tobago in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo	Trinidad and Tobago	Difference	Ahead
1960s	9,871 tonnes	566.89 tonnes	9,304 tonnes	Congo
1970s	9,888 tonnes	566.94 tonnes	9,321 tonnes	Congo
1980s	5,365 tonnes	1,746 tonnes	3,619 tonnes	Congo
1990s	2,211 tonnes	2,448 tonnes	236.73 tonnes	Trinidad and Tobago
2000s	5,704 tonnes	1,888 tonnes	3,816 tonnes	Congo
2010s	2,254 tonnes	2,051 tonnes	203.13 tonnes	Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Congo or Trinidad and Tobago?: Trinidad and Tobago, at 2,207 tonnes against 2,125 tonnes in Congo as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Congo and Trinidad and Tobago?: 82 tonnes, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Trinidad and Tobago?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2018.
How do Congo and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Congo ranks 87th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 86th 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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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: 18 September 2026

Bottom trawling is a fishing method in which a large, heavy net is dragged along the seafloor to catch fish and other marine life.