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

9,601 tonnes, with Falkland Islands ahead.

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

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 North Korea: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Falkland Islands

81,978 tonnes

in 2018

North Korea

72,377 tonnes

in 2018

Falkland Islands rank

39th

North Korea rank

41st

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Falkland Islands
North Korea

How they compare

Falkland Islands currently reports 81,978 tonnes against 72,377 tonnes in North Korea, a difference of 9,601 tonnes.

That makes Falkland Islands's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1989 it was North Korea ahead.

Falkland Islands ranks 39th and North Korea ranks 41st of 111 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Falkland Islands	North Korea	Difference	Ahead
1980s	778.23 tonnes	570,335 tonnes	569,557 tonnes	North Korea
1990s	16,745 tonnes	161,065 tonnes	144,320 tonnes	North Korea
2000s	58,397 tonnes	54,149 tonnes	4,248 tonnes	Falkland Islands
2010s	66,047 tonnes	67,489 tonnes	1,442 tonnes	North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Falkland Islands or North Korea?: Falkland Islands, at 81,978 tonnes against 72,377 tonnes in North Korea as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Falkland Islands and North Korea?: 9,601 tonnes, with Falkland Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Falkland Islands and North Korea?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2018.
How do Falkland Islands and North Korea rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Falkland Islands ranks 39th and North Korea ranks 41st 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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About this data

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: 07 August 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.