Egypt vs Sweden: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Egypt
64,509 tonnes
in 2018
Sweden
56,944 tonnes
in 2018
Egypt rank
45th
Sweden rank
47th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

  • Egypt
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 64,509 tonnes against 56,944 tonnes in Sweden, a difference of 7,565 tonnes.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sweden ahead.

Egypt ranks 45th and Sweden ranks 47th of 111 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Sweden Difference Ahead
1950s 20,549 tonnes 91,701 tonnes 71,152 tonnes Sweden
1960s 39,995 tonnes 139,566 tonnes 99,571 tonnes Sweden
1970s 25,926 tonnes 95,788 tonnes 69,863 tonnes Sweden
1980s 34,684 tonnes 98,693 tonnes 64,009 tonnes Sweden
1990s 77,336 tonnes 88,227 tonnes 10,890 tonnes Sweden
2000s 108,785 tonnes 74,373 tonnes 34,412 tonnes Egypt
2010s 81,098 tonnes 61,845 tonnes 19,253 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 Sweden?
Egypt, at 64,509 tonnes against 56,944 tonnes in Sweden as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Egypt and Sweden?
7,565 tonnes, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sweden?
69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Egypt and Sweden rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?
Egypt ranks 45th and Sweden ranks 47th 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.