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