El Salvador vs Libya: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling
El Salvador
9,774 tonnes
in 2018
Libya
11,748 tonnes
in 2018
El Salvador rank
73rd
Libya rank
70th
Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time
- El Salvador
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 11,748 tonnes against 9,774 tonnes in El Salvador, a difference of 1,974 tonnes.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.2 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1979 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 73rd and Libya ranks 70th of 111 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Libya in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,268 tonnes | 2,330 tonnes | 938.46 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 8,615 tonnes | 7,567 tonnes | 1,048 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 189.76 tonnes | 5,489 tonnes | 5,299 tonnes | Libya |
| 2000s | 9,653 tonnes | 12,008 tonnes | 2,355 tonnes | Libya |
| 2010s | 11,790 tonnes | 8,021 tonnes | 3,770 tonnes | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, El Salvador or Libya?
- Libya, at 11,748 tonnes against 9,774 tonnes in El Salvador as of 2018.
- What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between El Salvador and Libya?
- 1,974 tonnes, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Libya?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2018.
- How do El Salvador and Libya rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?
- El Salvador ranks 73rd and Libya ranks 70th 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.