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

4,046 tonnes, with Poland ahead.

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

61 years are reported by both, from 1958 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 Poland: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Denmark

206,495 tonnes

in 2018

Poland

210,541 tonnes

in 2018

Denmark rank

21st

Poland rank

20th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Denmark
Poland

How they compare

Poland currently reports 210,541 tonnes against 206,495 tonnes in Denmark, a difference of 4,046 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1958 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 21st and Poland ranks 20th of 111 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Poland	Difference	Ahead
1950s	139,282 tonnes	1,571 tonnes	137,711 tonnes	Denmark
1960s	423,236 tonnes	197,085 tonnes	226,151 tonnes	Denmark
1970s	937,642 tonnes	338,494 tonnes	599,148 tonnes	Denmark
1980s	1.14 million tonnes	174,440 tonnes	961,704 tonnes	Denmark
1990s	1.06 million tonnes	86,982 tonnes	971,908 tonnes	Denmark
2000s	471,705 tonnes	129,041 tonnes	342,664 tonnes	Denmark
2010s	253,543 tonnes	180,399 tonnes	73,144 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 Poland?: Poland, at 210,541 tonnes against 206,495 tonnes in Denmark as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Denmark and Poland?: 4,046 tonnes, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Poland?: 61 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2018.
How do Denmark and Poland rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Denmark ranks 21st and Poland ranks 20th 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.