What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Falkland Islands and Greenland?

4,510 tonnes, with Falkland Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Falkland Islands and Greenland?

30 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2018.

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.

Falkland Islands vs Greenland: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Falkland Islands

81,978 tonnes

in 2018

Greenland

77,468 tonnes

in 2018

Falkland Islands rank

39th

Greenland rank

40th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Falkland Islands
Greenland

How they compare

Falkland Islands currently reports 81,978 tonnes against 77,468 tonnes in Greenland, a difference of 4,510 tonnes.

That makes Falkland Islands's figure about 1.1 times Greenland's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Greenland ahead.

Falkland Islands ranks 39th and Greenland ranks 40th of 111 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Falkland Islands averaged higher in 1 and Greenland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Falkland Islands	Greenland	Difference	Ahead
1980s	778.23 tonnes	78,415 tonnes	77,636 tonnes	Greenland
1990s	16,745 tonnes	28,269 tonnes	11,524 tonnes	Greenland
2000s	58,397 tonnes	44,372 tonnes	14,025 tonnes	Falkland Islands
2010s	66,047 tonnes	68,683 tonnes	2,636 tonnes	Greenland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Falkland Islands or Greenland?: Falkland Islands, at 81,978 tonnes against 77,468 tonnes in Greenland as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Falkland Islands and Greenland?: 4,510 tonnes, with Falkland Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Falkland Islands and Greenland?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2018.
How do Falkland Islands and Greenland rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Falkland Islands ranks 39th and Greenland ranks 40th 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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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: 18 September 2026

Bottom trawling is a fishing method in which a large, heavy net is dragged along the seafloor to catch fish and other marine life.