Ghana vs Malta: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling
Ghana
41,857 tonnes
in 2018
Malta
36,309 tonnes
in 2018
Ghana rank
53rd
Malta rank
56th
Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time
- Ghana
- Malta
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 41,857 tonnes against 36,309 tonnes in Malta, a difference of 5,548 tonnes.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.2 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 53rd and Malta ranks 56th of 111 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 3 and Malta in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 103,190 tonnes | 8,021 tonnes | 95,169 tonnes | Ghana |
| 1980s | 48,006 tonnes | 13,055 tonnes | 34,951 tonnes | Ghana |
| 1990s | 32,231 tonnes | 30,398 tonnes | 1,832 tonnes | Ghana |
| 2000s | 41,075 tonnes | 42,745 tonnes | 1,671 tonnes | Malta |
| 2010s | 37,719 tonnes | 52,521 tonnes | 14,802 tonnes | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Ghana or Malta?
- Ghana, at 41,857 tonnes against 36,309 tonnes in Malta as of 2018.
- What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Ghana and Malta?
- 5,548 tonnes, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Malta?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Ghana and Malta rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?
- Ghana ranks 53rd and Malta ranks 56th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Sea Around Us (2020) β 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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About this data
Bottom trawling is a fishing method in which a large, heavy net is dragged along the seafloor to catch fish and other marine life.