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

3,167 tonnes, with Philippines ahead.

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

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 Philippines: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Faroe Islands

64,470 tonnes

in 2018

Philippines

67,637 tonnes

in 2018

Faroe Islands rank

46th

Philippines rank

44th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Faroe Islands
Philippines

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 67,637 tonnes against 64,470 tonnes in Faroe Islands, a difference of 3,167 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Faroe Islands ahead.

Faroe Islands ranks 46th and Philippines ranks 44th of 111 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Faroe Islands	Philippines	Difference	Ahead
1950s	141,087 tonnes	47,001 tonnes	94,086 tonnes	Faroe Islands
1960s	307,676 tonnes	121,894 tonnes	185,781 tonnes	Faroe Islands
1970s	142,905 tonnes	262,794 tonnes	119,889 tonnes	Philippines
1980s	134,204 tonnes	334,825 tonnes	200,621 tonnes	Philippines
1990s	108,940 tonnes	271,252 tonnes	162,312 tonnes	Philippines
2000s	107,046 tonnes	240,411 tonnes	133,365 tonnes	Philippines
2010s	73,707 tonnes	112,657 tonnes	38,951 tonnes	Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Faroe Islands or Philippines?: Philippines, at 67,637 tonnes against 64,470 tonnes in Faroe Islands as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Faroe Islands and Philippines?: 3,167 tonnes, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Philippines?: 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Faroe Islands and Philippines rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Faroe Islands ranks 46th and Philippines ranks 44th 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.