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

7,745 tonnes, with France ahead.

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

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 Portugal: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

France

112,089 tonnes

in 2018

Portugal

104,344 tonnes

in 2018

France rank

33rd

Portugal rank

34th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

France
Portugal

How they compare

France currently reports 112,089 tonnes against 104,344 tonnes in Portugal, a difference of 7,745 tonnes.

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

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

France ranks 33rd and Portugal ranks 34th of 111 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	France	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1950s	119,459 tonnes	891,717 tonnes	772,258 tonnes	Portugal
1960s	152,924 tonnes	998,908 tonnes	845,984 tonnes	Portugal
1970s	200,979 tonnes	510,860 tonnes	309,881 tonnes	Portugal
1980s	244,806 tonnes	318,913 tonnes	74,106 tonnes	Portugal
1990s	223,225 tonnes	180,184 tonnes	43,041 tonnes	France
2000s	209,693 tonnes	119,855 tonnes	89,838 tonnes	France
2010s	155,182 tonnes	87,742 tonnes	67,440 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 Portugal?: France, at 112,089 tonnes against 104,344 tonnes in Portugal as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between France and Portugal?: 7,745 tonnes, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Portugal?: 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do France and Portugal rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: France ranks 33rd and Portugal ranks 34th 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.