El Salvador vs Nicaragua: Bottom trawling

El Salvador
16,759
in 2018
Nicaragua
16,036
in 2018
El Salvador rank
69th
Nicaragua rank
71st

Bottom trawling over time

  • El Salvador
  • Nicaragua
050.0k100.0k150.0k195019842018

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 16,759 against 16,036 in Nicaragua, a difference of 723.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nicaragua ahead.

El Salvador ranks 69th and Nicaragua ranks 71st of 135 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 6 and Nicaragua in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1950s 11,574 6,684 4,890 El Salvador
1960s 99,276 21,300 77,977 El Salvador
1970s 78,626 35,671 42,955 El Salvador
1980s 61,994 13,608 48,386 El Salvador
1990s 54,729 19,553 35,176 El Salvador
2000s 30,453 19,276 11,176 El Salvador
2010s 12,135 14,828 2,693 Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bottom trawling, El Salvador or Nicaragua?
El Salvador, at 16,759 against 16,036 in Nicaragua as of 2018.
What is the difference in bottom trawling between El Salvador and Nicaragua?
723, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Nicaragua?
69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do El Salvador and Nicaragua rank globally for bottom trawling?
El Salvador ranks 69th and Nicaragua ranks 71st of 135 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as 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
Bottom trawling
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
135 places, 9,315 data points, 1950–2018
Last refreshed