El Salvador vs Saudi Arabia: Bottom trawling

El Salvador
16,759
in 2018
Saudi Arabia
17,904
in 2018
El Salvador rank
69th
Saudi Arabia rank
68th

Bottom trawling over time

  • El Salvador
  • Saudi Arabia
050.0k100.0k150.0k195019842018

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 17,904 against 16,759 in El Salvador, a difference of 1,145.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 69th and Saudi Arabia ranks 68th of 135 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1950s 11,574 0 11,574 El Salvador
1960s 99,276 17,095 82,182 El Salvador
1970s 78,626 36,001 42,625 El Salvador
1980s 61,994 37,393 24,601 El Salvador
1990s 54,729 37,874 16,854 El Salvador
2000s 30,453 22,099 8,354 El Salvador
2010s 12,135 20,083 7,948 Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bottom trawling, El Salvador or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 17,904 against 16,759 in El Salvador as of 2018.
What is the difference in bottom trawling between El Salvador and Saudi Arabia?
1,145, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Saudi Arabia?
69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do El Salvador and Saudi Arabia rank globally for bottom trawling?
El Salvador ranks 69th and Saudi Arabia ranks 68th 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