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

Saudi Arabia, at 13,820 tonnes against 13,703 tonnes in Croatia as of 2018.

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

117 tonnes, with Saudi Arabia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Saudi Arabia?

57 years are reported by both, from 1962 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 Saudi Arabia: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Croatia

13,703 tonnes

in 2018

Saudi Arabia

13,820 tonnes

in 2018

Croatia rank

68th

Saudi Arabia rank

67th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Croatia
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 13,820 tonnes against 13,703 tonnes in Croatia, a difference of 117 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Croatia ahead.

Croatia ranks 68th and Saudi Arabia ranks 67th of 111 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Croatia	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	7,702 tonnes	21,368 tonnes	13,667 tonnes	Saudi Arabia
1970s	9,117 tonnes	33,325 tonnes	24,208 tonnes	Saudi Arabia
1980s	21,008 tonnes	21,686 tonnes	677.5 tonnes	Saudi Arabia
1990s	13,563 tonnes	26,836 tonnes	13,273 tonnes	Saudi Arabia
2000s	14,147 tonnes	14,423 tonnes	276.53 tonnes	Saudi Arabia
2010s	15,325 tonnes	15,104 tonnes	220.28 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 Saudi Arabia?: Saudi Arabia, at 13,820 tonnes against 13,703 tonnes in Croatia as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Croatia and Saudi Arabia?: 117 tonnes, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Saudi Arabia?: 57 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2018.
How do Croatia and Saudi Arabia rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Croatia ranks 68th 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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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.