Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Gambia or Togo?

Gambia, at 3,788 tonnes against 2,450 tonnes in Togo as of 2018.

What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Gambia and Togo?

1,338 tonnes, with Gambia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Togo?

49 years are reported by both, from 1967 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.

Gambia vs Togo: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Gambia

3,788 tonnes

in 2018

Togo

2,450 tonnes

in 2018

Gambia rank

81st

Togo rank

84th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Gambia
Togo

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 3,788 tonnes against 2,450 tonnes in Togo, a difference of 1,338 tonnes.

That makes Gambia's figure about 1.5 times Togo's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Togo ahead.

Gambia ranks 81st and Togo ranks 84th of 111 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 3 and Togo in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gambia	Togo	Difference	Ahead
1960s	532.91 tonnes	3,408 tonnes	2,875 tonnes	Togo
1970s	4,633 tonnes	6,911 tonnes	2,279 tonnes	Togo
1980s	17,190 tonnes	10,385 tonnes	6,805 tonnes	Gambia
1990s	17,985 tonnes	7,894 tonnes	10,092 tonnes	Gambia
2000s	11,209 tonnes	4,613 tonnes	6,597 tonnes	Gambia
2010s	2,004 tonnes	2,785 tonnes	780.76 tonnes	Togo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Gambia or Togo?: Gambia, at 3,788 tonnes against 2,450 tonnes in Togo as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Gambia and Togo?: 1,338 tonnes, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Togo?: 49 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2018.
How do Gambia and Togo rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Gambia ranks 81st and Togo ranks 84th 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.