Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Faroe Islands or Germany?

Faroe Islands, at 64,470 tonnes against 52,181 tonnes in Germany as of 2018.

What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Faroe Islands and Germany?

12,289 tonnes, with Faroe Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Germany?

69 years are reported by both, from 1950 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.

Faroe Islands vs Germany: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Faroe Islands

64,470 tonnes

in 2018

Germany

52,181 tonnes

in 2018

Faroe Islands rank

46th

Germany rank

48th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Faroe Islands
Germany

How they compare

Faroe Islands currently reports 64,470 tonnes against 52,181 tonnes in Germany, a difference of 12,289 tonnes.

That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 1.2 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Germany ahead.

Faroe Islands ranks 46th and Germany ranks 48th of 111 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 4 and Germany in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Faroe Islands	Germany	Difference	Ahead
1950s	141,087 tonnes	326,394 tonnes	185,307 tonnes	Germany
1960s	307,676 tonnes	1.06 million tonnes	752,609 tonnes	Germany
1970s	142,905 tonnes	420,793 tonnes	277,888 tonnes	Germany
1980s	134,204 tonnes	124,895 tonnes	9,309 tonnes	Faroe Islands
1990s	108,940 tonnes	70,162 tonnes	38,778 tonnes	Faroe Islands
2000s	107,046 tonnes	49,617 tonnes	57,429 tonnes	Faroe Islands
2010s	73,707 tonnes	46,474 tonnes	27,232 tonnes	Faroe Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Faroe Islands or Germany?: Faroe Islands, at 64,470 tonnes against 52,181 tonnes in Germany as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Faroe Islands and Germany?: 12,289 tonnes, with Faroe Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Germany?: 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Faroe Islands and Germany rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Faroe Islands ranks 46th and Germany ranks 48th 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.