Egypt vs Germany: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Egypt
64,509 tonnes
in 2018
Germany
52,181 tonnes
in 2018
Egypt rank
45th
Germany rank
48th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

  • Egypt
  • Germany
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 64,509 tonnes against 52,181 tonnes in Germany, a difference of 12,328 tonnes.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.2 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Germany ahead.

Egypt ranks 45th and Germany ranks 48th of 111 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Germany in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Germany Difference Ahead
1950s 20,549 tonnes 326,394 tonnes 305,845 tonnes Germany
1960s 39,995 tonnes 1.06 million tonnes 1.02 million tonnes Germany
1970s 25,926 tonnes 420,793 tonnes 394,867 tonnes Germany
1980s 34,684 tonnes 124,895 tonnes 90,211 tonnes Germany
1990s 77,336 tonnes 70,162 tonnes 7,175 tonnes Egypt
2000s 108,785 tonnes 49,617 tonnes 59,168 tonnes Egypt
2010s 81,098 tonnes 46,474 tonnes 34,624 tonnes Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Egypt or Germany?
Egypt, at 64,509 tonnes against 52,181 tonnes in Germany as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Egypt and Germany?
12,328 tonnes, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Germany?
69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Egypt and Germany rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?
Egypt ranks 45th and Germany ranks 48th 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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About this data

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

Bottom trawling is a fishing method in which a large, heavy net is dragged along the seafloor to catch fish and other marine life.