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

Nigeria, at 43,597 tonnes against 41,857 tonnes in Ghana as of 2018.

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

1,740 tonnes, with Nigeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Nigeria?

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 Nigeria: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Ghana

41,857 tonnes

in 2018

Nigeria

43,597 tonnes

in 2018

Ghana rank

53rd

Nigeria rank

52nd

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Ghana
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 43,597 tonnes against 41,857 tonnes in Ghana, a difference of 1,740 tonnes.

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

Ghana ranks 53rd and Nigeria ranks 52nd of 111 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1950s	910.6 tonnes	2,231 tonnes	1,321 tonnes	Nigeria
1960s	32,130 tonnes	7,247 tonnes	24,883 tonnes	Ghana
1970s	100,920 tonnes	21,360 tonnes	79,560 tonnes	Ghana
1980s	48,006 tonnes	72,007 tonnes	24,000 tonnes	Nigeria
1990s	32,231 tonnes	122,299 tonnes	90,068 tonnes	Nigeria
2000s	41,075 tonnes	45,915 tonnes	4,840 tonnes	Nigeria
2010s	37,719 tonnes	44,437 tonnes	6,717 tonnes	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Ghana or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 43,597 tonnes against 41,857 tonnes in Ghana as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Ghana and Nigeria?: 1,740 tonnes, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Nigeria?: 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Ghana and Nigeria rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Ghana ranks 53rd and Nigeria ranks 52nd 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.