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

Germany, at 52,181 tonnes against 47,385 tonnes in Uruguay as of 2018.

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

4,796 tonnes, with Germany ahead.

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

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 Uruguay: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Germany

52,181 tonnes

in 2018

Uruguay

47,385 tonnes

in 2018

Germany rank

48th

Uruguay rank

51st

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Germany
Uruguay

How they compare

Germany currently reports 52,181 tonnes against 47,385 tonnes in Uruguay, a difference of 4,796 tonnes.

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

The two have swapped places 12 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 48th and Uruguay ranks 51st of 111 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1950s	326,394 tonnes	3,099 tonnes	323,295 tonnes	Germany
1960s	1.06 million tonnes	8,072 tonnes	1.05 million tonnes	Germany
1970s	420,793 tonnes	31,186 tonnes	389,607 tonnes	Germany
1980s	124,895 tonnes	122,471 tonnes	2,424 tonnes	Germany
1990s	70,162 tonnes	107,583 tonnes	37,421 tonnes	Uruguay
2000s	49,617 tonnes	78,362 tonnes	28,746 tonnes	Uruguay
2010s	46,474 tonnes	50,452 tonnes	3,978 tonnes	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Germany or Uruguay?: Germany, at 52,181 tonnes against 47,385 tonnes in Uruguay as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Germany and Uruguay?: 4,796 tonnes, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Uruguay?: 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Germany and Uruguay rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Germany ranks 48th and Uruguay ranks 51st 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.