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

10,489 tonnes, with Senegal ahead.

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

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 Senegal: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Falkland Islands

81,978 tonnes

in 2018

Senegal

92,467 tonnes

in 2018

Falkland Islands rank

39th

Senegal rank

36th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Falkland Islands
Senegal

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 92,467 tonnes against 81,978 tonnes in Falkland Islands, a difference of 10,489 tonnes.

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

Across all 30 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.

Falkland Islands ranks 39th and Senegal ranks 36th of 111 countries.

Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Falkland Islands	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
1980s	778.23 tonnes	201,428 tonnes	200,650 tonnes	Senegal
1990s	16,745 tonnes	262,579 tonnes	245,833 tonnes	Senegal
2000s	58,397 tonnes	218,504 tonnes	160,106 tonnes	Senegal
2010s	66,047 tonnes	136,161 tonnes	70,114 tonnes	Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Falkland Islands or Senegal?: Senegal, at 92,467 tonnes against 81,978 tonnes in Falkland Islands as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Falkland Islands and Senegal?: 10,489 tonnes, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Falkland Islands and Senegal?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2018.
How do Falkland Islands and Senegal rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Falkland Islands ranks 39th and Senegal ranks 36th 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.