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

Denmark, at 206,495 tonnes against 185,451 tonnes in Namibia as of 2018.

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

21,044 tonnes, with Denmark ahead.

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

54 years are reported by both, from 1965 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 Namibia: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Denmark

206,495 tonnes

in 2018

Namibia

185,451 tonnes

in 2018

Denmark rank

21st

Namibia rank

22nd

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Denmark
Namibia

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 206,495 tonnes against 185,451 tonnes in Namibia, a difference of 21,044 tonnes.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 21st and Namibia ranks 22nd of 111 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	548,002 tonnes	1,408 tonnes	546,595 tonnes	Denmark
1970s	937,642 tonnes	4,291 tonnes	933,351 tonnes	Denmark
1980s	1.14 million tonnes	18,084 tonnes	1.12 million tonnes	Denmark
1990s	1.06 million tonnes	147,541 tonnes	911,349 tonnes	Denmark
2000s	471,705 tonnes	186,318 tonnes	285,387 tonnes	Denmark
2010s	253,543 tonnes	176,455 tonnes	77,088 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 Namibia?: Denmark, at 206,495 tonnes against 185,451 tonnes in Namibia as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Denmark and Namibia?: 21,044 tonnes, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Namibia?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2018.
How do Denmark and Namibia rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Denmark ranks 21st and Namibia ranks 22nd 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.