Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Croatia or Libya?

Croatia, at 13,703 tonnes against 11,748 tonnes in Libya as of 2018.

What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Croatia and Libya?

1,955 tonnes, with Croatia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia 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.

Croatia vs Libya: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Croatia

13,703 tonnes

in 2018

Libya

11,748 tonnes

in 2018

Croatia rank

68th

Libya rank

70th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Croatia
Libya

How they compare

Croatia currently reports 13,703 tonnes against 11,748 tonnes in Libya, a difference of 1,955 tonnes.

That makes Croatia's figure about 1.2 times Libya's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Croatia ahead.

Croatia ranks 68th and Libya ranks 70th of 111 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Croatia	Libya	Difference	Ahead
1970s	9,117 tonnes	1,657 tonnes	7,460 tonnes	Croatia
1980s	21,008 tonnes	7,567 tonnes	13,442 tonnes	Croatia
1990s	13,563 tonnes	6,750 tonnes	6,813 tonnes	Croatia
2000s	14,147 tonnes	11,903 tonnes	2,244 tonnes	Croatia
2010s	15,325 tonnes	8,167 tonnes	7,157 tonnes	Croatia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Croatia or Libya?: Croatia, at 13,703 tonnes against 11,748 tonnes in Libya as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Croatia and Libya?: 1,955 tonnes, with Croatia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Libya?: 49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Croatia and Libya rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Croatia ranks 68th 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.