Egypt vs Mauritania: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Egypt
64,509 tonnes
in 2018
Mauritania
70,716 tonnes
in 2018
Egypt rank
45th
Mauritania rank
42nd

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

  • Egypt
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 70,716 tonnes against 64,509 tonnes in Egypt, a difference of 6,207 tonnes.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 45th and Mauritania ranks 42nd of 111 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Mauritania Difference Ahead
1950s 20,549 tonnes 1,975 tonnes 18,574 tonnes Egypt
1960s 39,995 tonnes 8,316 tonnes 31,679 tonnes Egypt
1970s 25,926 tonnes 12,297 tonnes 13,629 tonnes Egypt
1980s 34,684 tonnes 45,862 tonnes 11,178 tonnes Mauritania
1990s 77,336 tonnes 205,847 tonnes 128,511 tonnes Mauritania
2000s 108,785 tonnes 207,540 tonnes 98,755 tonnes Mauritania
2010s 81,098 tonnes 48,628 tonnes 32,470 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 Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 70,716 tonnes against 64,509 tonnes in Egypt as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Egypt and Mauritania?
6,207 tonnes, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Mauritania?
69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Egypt and Mauritania rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?
Egypt ranks 45th and Mauritania ranks 42nd 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.