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

Sweden, at 56,944 tonnes against 52,181 tonnes in Germany as of 2018.

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

4,763 tonnes, with Sweden ahead.

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

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 Sweden: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Germany

52,181 tonnes

in 2018

Sweden

56,944 tonnes

in 2018

Germany rank

48th

Sweden rank

47th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Germany
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 56,944 tonnes against 52,181 tonnes in Germany, a difference of 4,763 tonnes.

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

The two have swapped places 7 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 48th and Sweden ranks 47th of 111 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1950s	326,394 tonnes	91,701 tonnes	234,693 tonnes	Germany
1960s	1.06 million tonnes	139,566 tonnes	920,719 tonnes	Germany
1970s	420,793 tonnes	95,788 tonnes	325,004 tonnes	Germany
1980s	124,895 tonnes	98,693 tonnes	26,202 tonnes	Germany
1990s	70,162 tonnes	88,227 tonnes	18,065 tonnes	Sweden
2000s	49,617 tonnes	74,373 tonnes	24,756 tonnes	Sweden
2010s	46,474 tonnes	61,845 tonnes	15,370 tonnes	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Germany or Sweden?: Sweden, at 56,944 tonnes against 52,181 tonnes in Germany as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Germany and Sweden?: 4,763 tonnes, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Sweden?: 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Germany and Sweden rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Germany ranks 48th and Sweden ranks 47th 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.