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

Uruguay, at 47,385 tonnes against 41,857 tonnes in Ghana as of 2018.

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

5,528 tonnes, with Uruguay ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana 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.

Ghana vs Uruguay: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Ghana

41,857 tonnes

in 2018

Uruguay

47,385 tonnes

in 2018

Ghana rank

53rd

Uruguay rank

51st

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Ghana
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 47,385 tonnes against 41,857 tonnes in Ghana, a difference of 5,528 tonnes.

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

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

Ghana ranks 53rd and Uruguay ranks 51st of 111 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1950s	910.6 tonnes	3,099 tonnes	2,188 tonnes	Uruguay
1960s	32,130 tonnes	8,072 tonnes	24,058 tonnes	Ghana
1970s	100,920 tonnes	31,186 tonnes	69,734 tonnes	Ghana
1980s	48,006 tonnes	122,471 tonnes	74,465 tonnes	Uruguay
1990s	32,231 tonnes	107,583 tonnes	75,352 tonnes	Uruguay
2000s	41,075 tonnes	78,362 tonnes	37,288 tonnes	Uruguay
2010s	37,719 tonnes	50,452 tonnes	12,733 tonnes	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Ghana or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 47,385 tonnes against 41,857 tonnes in Ghana as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Ghana and Uruguay?: 5,528 tonnes, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Uruguay?: 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Ghana and Uruguay rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Ghana ranks 53rd 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.