Falkland Islands vs Taiwan: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling
Falkland Islands
81,978 tonnes
in 2018
Taiwan
86,116 tonnes
in 2018
Falkland Islands rank
39th
Taiwan rank
37th
Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time
- Falkland Islands
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 86,116 tonnes against 81,978 tonnes in Falkland Islands, a difference of 4,138 tonnes.
That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.1 times Falkland Islands's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Taiwan ahead.
Falkland Islands ranks 39th and Taiwan ranks 37th of 111 countries.
Taiwan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Falkland Islands | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 778.23 tonnes | 429,180 tonnes | 428,402 tonnes | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 16,745 tonnes | 254,968 tonnes | 238,223 tonnes | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 58,397 tonnes | 120,346 tonnes | 61,949 tonnes | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 66,047 tonnes | 102,051 tonnes | 36,005 tonnes | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Falkland Islands or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 86,116 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 Taiwan?
- 4,138 tonnes, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Falkland Islands and Taiwan?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2018.
- How do Falkland Islands and Taiwan rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?
- Falkland Islands ranks 39th and Taiwan ranks 37th 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
Bottom trawling is a fishing method in which a large, heavy net is dragged along the seafloor to catch fish and other marine life.