Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Gabon or Lithuania?

Lithuania, at 23,003 tonnes against 16,528 tonnes in Gabon as of 2018.

What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Gabon and Lithuania?

6,475 tonnes, with Lithuania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Lithuania?

63 years are reported by both, from 1956 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.

Gabon vs Lithuania: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Gabon

16,528 tonnes

in 2018

Lithuania

23,003 tonnes

in 2018

Gabon rank

62nd

Lithuania rank

60th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Gabon
Lithuania

How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 23,003 tonnes against 16,528 tonnes in Gabon, a difference of 6,475 tonnes.

That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.4 times Gabon's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Lithuania ahead.

Gabon ranks 62nd and Lithuania ranks 60th of 111 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 3 and Lithuania in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gabon	Lithuania	Difference	Ahead
1950s	732.56 tonnes	52,996 tonnes	52,264 tonnes	Lithuania
1960s	6,245 tonnes	227,181 tonnes	220,936 tonnes	Lithuania
1970s	8,572 tonnes	322,446 tonnes	313,874 tonnes	Lithuania
1980s	22,772 tonnes	130,050 tonnes	107,277 tonnes	Lithuania
1990s	34,101 tonnes	16,365 tonnes	17,737 tonnes	Gabon
2000s	33,900 tonnes	4,877 tonnes	29,023 tonnes	Gabon
2010s	23,985 tonnes	3,897 tonnes	20,088 tonnes	Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Gabon or Lithuania?: Lithuania, at 23,003 tonnes against 16,528 tonnes in Gabon as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Gabon and Lithuania?: 6,475 tonnes, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Lithuania?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2018.
How do Gabon and Lithuania rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Gabon ranks 62nd and Lithuania ranks 60th 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.