Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Germany or Greece?

Germany, at 52,181 tonnes against 48,849 tonnes in Greece as of 2018.

What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Germany and Greece?

3,332 tonnes, with Germany ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Greece?

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.

Germany vs Greece: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Germany

52,181 tonnes

in 2018

Greece

48,849 tonnes

in 2018

Germany rank

48th

Greece rank

50th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Germany
Greece

How they compare

Germany currently reports 52,181 tonnes against 48,849 tonnes in Greece, a difference of 3,332 tonnes.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 48th and Greece ranks 50th of 111 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 4 and Greece in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	Greece	Difference	Ahead
1950s	326,394 tonnes	14,884 tonnes	311,510 tonnes	Germany
1960s	1.06 million tonnes	35,056 tonnes	1.03 million tonnes	Germany
1970s	420,793 tonnes	53,098 tonnes	367,695 tonnes	Germany
1980s	124,895 tonnes	93,861 tonnes	31,035 tonnes	Germany
1990s	70,162 tonnes	106,723 tonnes	36,561 tonnes	Greece
2000s	49,617 tonnes	88,979 tonnes	39,362 tonnes	Greece
2010s	46,474 tonnes	51,850 tonnes	5,376 tonnes	Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Germany or Greece?: Germany, at 52,181 tonnes against 48,849 tonnes in Greece as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Germany and Greece?: 3,332 tonnes, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Greece?: 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Germany and Greece rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Germany ranks 48th and Greece ranks 50th 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.