Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Cuba or Trinidad and Tobago?

Trinidad and Tobago, at 2,207 tonnes against 1,922 tonnes in Cuba as of 2018.

What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Cuba and Trinidad and Tobago?

285 tonnes, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Trinidad and Tobago?

34 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2012.

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.

Cuba vs Trinidad and Tobago: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Cuba

1,922 tonnes

in 2012

Trinidad and Tobago

2,207 tonnes

in 2018

Cuba rank

88th

Trinidad and Tobago rank

86th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Cuba
Trinidad and Tobago

How they compare

Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 2,207 tonnes against 1,922 tonnes in Cuba, a difference of 285 tonnes.

That makes Trinidad and Tobago's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 88th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 86th of 111 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 5 and Trinidad and Tobago in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cuba	Trinidad and Tobago	Difference	Ahead
1960s	10,089 tonnes	566.89 tonnes	9,522 tonnes	Cuba
1970s	69,265 tonnes	566.94 tonnes	68,698 tonnes	Cuba
1980s	61,714 tonnes	1,746 tonnes	59,967 tonnes	Cuba
1990s	21,807 tonnes	2,448 tonnes	19,360 tonnes	Cuba
2000s	613.34 tonnes	1,839 tonnes	1,226 tonnes	Trinidad and Tobago
2010s	2,403 tonnes	1,604 tonnes	798.55 tonnes	Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Cuba or Trinidad and Tobago?: Trinidad and Tobago, at 2,207 tonnes against 1,922 tonnes in Cuba as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Cuba and Trinidad and Tobago?: 285 tonnes, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Trinidad and Tobago?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2012.
How do Cuba and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Cuba ranks 88th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 86th 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.