Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, France or Netherlands?

Netherlands, at 118,096 tonnes against 112,089 tonnes in France as of 2018.

What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between France and Netherlands?

6,007 tonnes, with Netherlands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for France and Netherlands?

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.

France vs Netherlands: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

France

112,089 tonnes

in 2018

Netherlands

118,096 tonnes

in 2018

France rank

33rd

Netherlands rank

32nd

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

France
Netherlands

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 118,096 tonnes against 112,089 tonnes in France, a difference of 6,007 tonnes.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times France's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Netherlands ahead.

France ranks 33rd and Netherlands ranks 32nd of 111 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	France	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1950s	119,459 tonnes	103,484 tonnes	15,975 tonnes	France
1960s	152,924 tonnes	219,237 tonnes	66,313 tonnes	Netherlands
1970s	200,979 tonnes	301,078 tonnes	100,099 tonnes	Netherlands
1980s	244,806 tonnes	356,125 tonnes	111,319 tonnes	Netherlands
1990s	223,225 tonnes	243,650 tonnes	20,426 tonnes	Netherlands
2000s	209,693 tonnes	136,048 tonnes	73,645 tonnes	France
2010s	155,182 tonnes	137,310 tonnes	17,872 tonnes	France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, France or Netherlands?: Netherlands, at 118,096 tonnes against 112,089 tonnes in France as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between France and Netherlands?: 6,007 tonnes, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Netherlands?: 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do France and Netherlands rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: France ranks 33rd and Netherlands ranks 32nd 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.