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
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) 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.