Faroe Islands vs North Korea: Bottom trawling

Faroe Islands
65,399
in 2018
North Korea
69,673
in 2018
Faroe Islands rank
48th
North Korea rank
47th

Bottom trawling over time

  • Faroe Islands
  • North Korea
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k195019842018

How they compare

North Korea currently reports 69,673 against 65,399 in Faroe Islands, a difference of 4,274.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was North Korea ahead.

Faroe Islands ranks 48th and North Korea ranks 47th of 135 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 2 and North Korea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Faroe Islands North Korea Difference Ahead
1950s 141,087 302,649 161,562 North Korea
1960s 307,676 474,965 167,290 North Korea
1970s 148,382 682,632 534,250 North Korea
1980s 139,100 661,109 522,010 North Korea
1990s 116,479 161,065 44,586 North Korea
2000s 113,568 54,149 59,419 Faroe Islands
2010s 75,257 67,894 7,363 Faroe Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bottom trawling, Faroe Islands or North Korea?
North Korea, at 69,673 against 65,399 in Faroe Islands as of 2018.
What is the difference in bottom trawling between Faroe Islands and North Korea?
4,274, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and North Korea?
69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Faroe Islands and North Korea rank globally for bottom trawling?
Faroe Islands ranks 48th and North Korea ranks 47th of 135 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Bottom trawling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Faroe Islands vs North Korea: Bottom trawling. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 15 November 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/bottom-trawling/faroe-islands/korea-dem-people-s-rep/

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About this data

Indicator
Bottom trawling
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
135 places, 9,315 data points, 1950–2018
Last refreshed