Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Denmark or Iceland?

Iceland, at 270,807 tonnes against 206,495 tonnes in Denmark as of 2018.

What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Denmark and Iceland?

64,312 tonnes, with Iceland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Iceland?

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.

Denmark vs Iceland: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Denmark

206,495 tonnes

in 2018

Iceland

270,807 tonnes

in 2018

Denmark rank

21st

Iceland rank

18th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Denmark
Iceland

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 270,807 tonnes against 206,495 tonnes in Denmark, a difference of 64,312 tonnes.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.3 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iceland ahead.

Denmark ranks 21st and Iceland ranks 18th of 111 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 6 and Iceland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Iceland	Difference	Ahead
1950s	96,377 tonnes	394,040 tonnes	297,664 tonnes	Iceland
1960s	423,236 tonnes	266,624 tonnes	156,612 tonnes	Denmark
1970s	937,642 tonnes	275,882 tonnes	661,760 tonnes	Denmark
1980s	1.14 million tonnes	415,198 tonnes	720,946 tonnes	Denmark
1990s	1.06 million tonnes	259,125 tonnes	799,765 tonnes	Denmark
2000s	471,705 tonnes	244,419 tonnes	227,286 tonnes	Denmark
2010s	253,543 tonnes	227,700 tonnes	25,843 tonnes	Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Denmark or Iceland?: Iceland, at 270,807 tonnes against 206,495 tonnes in Denmark as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Denmark and Iceland?: 64,312 tonnes, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Iceland?: 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Denmark and Iceland rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Denmark ranks 21st and Iceland ranks 18th 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.