Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Cote d'Ivoire or Libya?

Cote d'Ivoire, at 12,036 tonnes against 11,748 tonnes in Libya as of 2018.

What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Cote d'Ivoire and Libya?

288 tonnes, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Libya?

49 years are reported by both, from 1970 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.

Cote d'Ivoire vs Libya: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Cote d'Ivoire

12,036 tonnes

in 2018

Libya

11,748 tonnes

in 2018

Cote d'Ivoire rank

69th

Libya rank

70th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Cote d'Ivoire
Libya

How they compare

Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 12,036 tonnes against 11,748 tonnes in Libya, a difference of 288 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Cote d'Ivoire ahead.

Cote d'Ivoire ranks 69th and Libya ranks 70th of 111 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Cote d'Ivoire averaged higher in 3 and Libya in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cote d'Ivoire	Libya	Difference	Ahead
1970s	18,078 tonnes	1,657 tonnes	16,421 tonnes	Cote d'Ivoire
1980s	16,029 tonnes	7,567 tonnes	8,462 tonnes	Cote d'Ivoire
1990s	26,608 tonnes	6,750 tonnes	19,858 tonnes	Cote d'Ivoire
2000s	11,780 tonnes	11,903 tonnes	123.19 tonnes	Libya
2010s	4,730 tonnes	8,167 tonnes	3,437 tonnes	Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Cote d'Ivoire or Libya?: Cote d'Ivoire, at 12,036 tonnes against 11,748 tonnes in Libya as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Cote d'Ivoire and Libya?: 288 tonnes, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Libya?: 49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Cote d'Ivoire and Libya rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Cote d'Ivoire ranks 69th and Libya ranks 70th 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.