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

New Zealand, at 211,548 tonnes against 206,495 tonnes in Denmark as of 2018.

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

5,053 tonnes, with New Zealand ahead.

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

68 years are reported by both, from 1951 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 New Zealand: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Denmark

206,495 tonnes

in 2018

New Zealand

211,548 tonnes

in 2018

Denmark rank

21st

New Zealand rank

19th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Denmark
New Zealand

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 211,548 tonnes against 206,495 tonnes in Denmark, a difference of 5,053 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 68 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 21st and New Zealand ranks 19th of 111 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1950s	99,974 tonnes	2,032 tonnes	97,942 tonnes	Denmark
1960s	423,236 tonnes	9,020 tonnes	414,216 tonnes	Denmark
1970s	937,642 tonnes	48,940 tonnes	888,702 tonnes	Denmark
1980s	1.14 million tonnes	174,317 tonnes	961,827 tonnes	Denmark
1990s	1.06 million tonnes	203,304 tonnes	855,586 tonnes	Denmark
2000s	471,705 tonnes	173,524 tonnes	298,181 tonnes	Denmark
2010s	253,543 tonnes	180,758 tonnes	72,785 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 New Zealand?: New Zealand, at 211,548 tonnes against 206,495 tonnes in Denmark as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Denmark and New Zealand?: 5,053 tonnes, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and New Zealand?: 68 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2018.
How do Denmark and New Zealand rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Denmark ranks 21st and New Zealand ranks 19th 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.