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

Greece, at 48,849 tonnes against 41,857 tonnes in Ghana as of 2018.

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

6,992 tonnes, with Greece ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana 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.

Ghana vs Greece: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Ghana

41,857 tonnes

in 2018

Greece

48,849 tonnes

in 2018

Ghana rank

53rd

Greece rank

50th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Ghana
Greece

How they compare

Greece currently reports 48,849 tonnes against 41,857 tonnes in Ghana, a difference of 6,992 tonnes.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.2 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Greece ahead.

Ghana ranks 53rd and Greece ranks 50th of 111 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Greece in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Greece	Difference	Ahead
1950s	910.6 tonnes	14,884 tonnes	13,973 tonnes	Greece
1960s	32,130 tonnes	35,056 tonnes	2,926 tonnes	Greece
1970s	100,920 tonnes	53,098 tonnes	47,822 tonnes	Ghana
1980s	48,006 tonnes	93,861 tonnes	45,854 tonnes	Greece
1990s	32,231 tonnes	106,723 tonnes	74,492 tonnes	Greece
2000s	41,075 tonnes	88,979 tonnes	47,904 tonnes	Greece
2010s	37,719 tonnes	51,850 tonnes	14,131 tonnes	Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Ghana or Greece?: Greece, at 48,849 tonnes against 41,857 tonnes in Ghana as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Ghana and Greece?: 6,992 tonnes, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Greece?: 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Ghana and Greece rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Ghana ranks 53rd 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.