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

Cote d'Ivoire, at 12,036 tonnes against 10,021 tonnes in Yemen as of 2018.

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

2,015 tonnes, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.

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

69 years are reported by both, from 1950 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 Yemen: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Cote d'Ivoire

12,036 tonnes

in 2018

Yemen

10,021 tonnes

in 2018

Cote d'Ivoire rank

69th

Yemen rank

72nd

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Cote d'Ivoire
Yemen

How they compare

Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 12,036 tonnes against 10,021 tonnes in Yemen, a difference of 2,015 tonnes.

That makes Cote d'Ivoire's figure about 1.2 times Yemen's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Yemen ahead.

Cote d'Ivoire ranks 69th and Yemen ranks 72nd of 111 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cote d'Ivoire averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cote d'Ivoire	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1950s	12,106 tonnes	9,015 tonnes	3,091 tonnes	Cote d'Ivoire
1960s	33,818 tonnes	8,057 tonnes	25,761 tonnes	Cote d'Ivoire
1970s	18,078 tonnes	22,039 tonnes	3,961 tonnes	Yemen
1980s	16,029 tonnes	34,649 tonnes	18,619 tonnes	Yemen
1990s	26,608 tonnes	54,549 tonnes	27,940 tonnes	Yemen
2000s	11,780 tonnes	87,702 tonnes	75,923 tonnes	Yemen
2010s	4,730 tonnes	22,118 tonnes	17,388 tonnes	Yemen

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 Yemen?: Cote d'Ivoire, at 12,036 tonnes against 10,021 tonnes in Yemen as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Cote d'Ivoire and Yemen?: 2,015 tonnes, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Yemen?: 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Cote d'Ivoire and Yemen rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Cote d'Ivoire ranks 69th and Yemen ranks 72nd 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.