Cote d'Ivoire vs Saudi Arabia: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling
Cote d'Ivoire
12,036 tonnes
in 2018
Saudi Arabia
13,820 tonnes
in 2018
Cote d'Ivoire rank
69th
Saudi Arabia rank
67th
Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 13,820 tonnes against 12,036 tonnes in Cote d'Ivoire, a difference of 1,784 tonnes.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Cote d'Ivoire's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 69th and Saudi Arabia ranks 67th of 111 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cote d'Ivoire averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cote d'Ivoire | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35,355 tonnes | 21,368 tonnes | 13,986 tonnes | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1970s | 18,078 tonnes | 33,325 tonnes | 15,247 tonnes | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 16,029 tonnes | 21,686 tonnes | 5,657 tonnes | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 26,608 tonnes | 26,836 tonnes | 227.76 tonnes | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 11,780 tonnes | 14,423 tonnes | 2,643 tonnes | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 4,730 tonnes | 15,104 tonnes | 10,374 tonnes | Saudi Arabia |
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 Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 13,820 tonnes against 12,036 tonnes in Cote d'Ivoire as of 2018.
- What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Cote d'Ivoire and Saudi Arabia?
- 1,784 tonnes, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Saudi Arabia?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2018.
- How do Cote d'Ivoire and Saudi Arabia rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 69th and Saudi Arabia ranks 67th 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
Bottom trawling is a fishing method in which a large, heavy net is dragged along the seafloor to catch fish and other marine life.