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

Faroe Islands, at 64,470 tonnes against 56,944 tonnes in Sweden as of 2018.

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

7,526 tonnes, with Faroe Islands ahead.

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

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 Sweden: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Faroe Islands

64,470 tonnes

in 2018

Sweden

56,944 tonnes

in 2018

Faroe Islands rank

46th

Sweden rank

47th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Faroe Islands
Sweden

How they compare

Faroe Islands currently reports 64,470 tonnes against 56,944 tonnes in Sweden, a difference of 7,526 tonnes.

That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sweden ahead.

Faroe Islands ranks 46th and Sweden ranks 47th of 111 countries.

Faroe Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Faroe Islands	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1950s	141,087 tonnes	91,701 tonnes	49,386 tonnes	Faroe Islands
1960s	307,676 tonnes	139,566 tonnes	168,110 tonnes	Faroe Islands
1970s	142,905 tonnes	95,788 tonnes	47,117 tonnes	Faroe Islands
1980s	134,204 tonnes	98,693 tonnes	35,511 tonnes	Faroe Islands
1990s	108,940 tonnes	88,227 tonnes	20,713 tonnes	Faroe Islands
2000s	107,046 tonnes	74,373 tonnes	32,672 tonnes	Faroe Islands
2010s	73,707 tonnes	61,845 tonnes	11,862 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 Sweden?: Faroe Islands, at 64,470 tonnes against 56,944 tonnes in Sweden as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Faroe Islands and Sweden?: 7,526 tonnes, with Faroe Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Sweden?: 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Faroe Islands and Sweden rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Faroe Islands ranks 46th and Sweden ranks 47th 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.