Faroe Islands vs Sweden: Bottom trawling

Faroe Islands
65,399
in 2018
Sweden
57,925
in 2018
Faroe Islands rank
48th
Sweden rank
50th

Bottom trawling over time

  • Faroe Islands
  • Sweden
0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k195019842018

How they compare

Faroe Islands currently reports 65,399 against 57,925 in Sweden, a difference of 7,474.

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

The two have swapped places 9 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sweden ahead.

Faroe Islands ranks 48th and Sweden ranks 50th of 135 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 93,393 47,694 Faroe Islands
1960s 307,676 141,483 166,192 Faroe Islands
1970s 148,382 97,029 51,354 Faroe Islands
1980s 139,100 99,208 39,892 Faroe Islands
1990s 116,479 88,344 28,135 Faroe Islands
2000s 113,568 74,374 39,194 Faroe Islands
2010s 75,257 62,022 13,234 Faroe Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bottom trawling, Faroe Islands or Sweden?
Faroe Islands, at 65,399 against 57,925 in Sweden as of 2018.
What is the difference in bottom trawling between Faroe Islands and Sweden?
7,474, 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 bottom trawling?
Faroe Islands ranks 48th and Sweden ranks 50th 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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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