Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Egypt or Philippines?

Philippines, at 67,637 tonnes against 64,509 tonnes in Egypt as of 2018.

What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Egypt and Philippines?

3,128 tonnes, with Philippines ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Philippines?

69 years are reported by both, from 1950 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.

Egypt vs Philippines: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Egypt

64,509 tonnes

in 2018

Philippines

67,637 tonnes

in 2018

Egypt rank

45th

Philippines rank

44th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Egypt
Philippines

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 67,637 tonnes against 64,509 tonnes in Egypt, a difference of 3,128 tonnes.

Across all 69 years both countries report, Philippines has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 45th and Philippines ranks 44th of 111 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Egypt	Philippines	Difference	Ahead
1950s	20,549 tonnes	47,001 tonnes	26,452 tonnes	Philippines
1960s	39,995 tonnes	121,894 tonnes	81,900 tonnes	Philippines
1970s	25,926 tonnes	262,794 tonnes	236,868 tonnes	Philippines
1980s	34,684 tonnes	334,825 tonnes	300,141 tonnes	Philippines
1990s	77,336 tonnes	271,252 tonnes	193,915 tonnes	Philippines
2000s	108,785 tonnes	240,411 tonnes	131,626 tonnes	Philippines
2010s	81,098 tonnes	112,657 tonnes	31,559 tonnes	Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Egypt or Philippines?: Philippines, at 67,637 tonnes against 64,509 tonnes in Egypt as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Egypt and Philippines?: 3,128 tonnes, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Philippines?: 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Egypt and Philippines rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Egypt ranks 45th and Philippines ranks 44th 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.