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

Turkey, at 119,049 tonnes against 112,089 tonnes in France as of 2018.

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

6,960 tonnes, with Turkey ahead.

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

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 Turkey: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

France

112,089 tonnes

in 2018

Turkey

119,049 tonnes

in 2018

France rank

33rd

Turkey rank

31st

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

France
Turkey

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 119,049 tonnes against 112,089 tonnes in France, a difference of 6,960 tonnes.

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

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

France ranks 33rd and Turkey ranks 31st of 111 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	France	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1950s	119,459 tonnes	71,276 tonnes	48,183 tonnes	France
1960s	152,924 tonnes	96,245 tonnes	56,679 tonnes	France
1970s	200,979 tonnes	140,557 tonnes	60,422 tonnes	France
1980s	244,806 tonnes	389,705 tonnes	144,898 tonnes	Turkey
1990s	223,225 tonnes	298,746 tonnes	75,522 tonnes	Turkey
2000s	209,693 tonnes	278,129 tonnes	68,436 tonnes	Turkey
2010s	155,182 tonnes	151,635 tonnes	3,547 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 Turkey?: Turkey, at 119,049 tonnes against 112,089 tonnes in France as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between France and Turkey?: 6,960 tonnes, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Turkey?: 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do France and Turkey rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: France ranks 33rd and Turkey ranks 31st 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.