Gabon vs Ireland: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling
Gabon
16,528 tonnes
in 2018
Ireland
15,261 tonnes
in 2018
Gabon rank
62nd
Ireland rank
64th
Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time
- Gabon
- Ireland
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 16,528 tonnes against 15,261 tonnes in Ireland, a difference of 1,267 tonnes.
That makes Gabon's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ireland ahead.
Gabon ranks 62nd and Ireland ranks 64th of 111 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 329.64 tonnes | 4,136 tonnes | 3,806 tonnes | Ireland |
| 1960s | 6,245 tonnes | 8,657 tonnes | 2,412 tonnes | Ireland |
| 1970s | 8,572 tonnes | 23,442 tonnes | 14,870 tonnes | Ireland |
| 1980s | 22,772 tonnes | 40,828 tonnes | 18,055 tonnes | Ireland |
| 1990s | 34,101 tonnes | 51,058 tonnes | 16,956 tonnes | Ireland |
| 2000s | 33,900 tonnes | 38,096 tonnes | 4,196 tonnes | Ireland |
| 2010s | 23,985 tonnes | 29,251 tonnes | 5,266 tonnes | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Gabon or Ireland?
- Gabon, at 16,528 tonnes against 15,261 tonnes in Ireland as of 2018.
- What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Gabon and Ireland?
- 1,267 tonnes, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Ireland?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
- How do Gabon and Ireland rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?
- Gabon ranks 62nd and Ireland ranks 64th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Sea Around Us (2020) β 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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About this data
Bottom trawling is a fishing method in which a large, heavy net is dragged along the seafloor to catch fish and other marine life.