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

Greece, at 48,849 tonnes against 43,597 tonnes in Nigeria as of 2018.

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

5,252 tonnes, with Greece ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greece 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.

Greece vs Nigeria: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Greece

48,849 tonnes

in 2018

Nigeria

43,597 tonnes

in 2018

Greece rank

50th

Nigeria rank

52nd

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Greece
Nigeria

How they compare

Greece currently reports 48,849 tonnes against 43,597 tonnes in Nigeria, a difference of 5,252 tonnes.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 50th and Nigeria ranks 52nd of 111 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1950s	14,884 tonnes	2,231 tonnes	12,653 tonnes	Greece
1960s	35,056 tonnes	7,247 tonnes	27,809 tonnes	Greece
1970s	53,098 tonnes	21,360 tonnes	31,738 tonnes	Greece
1980s	93,861 tonnes	72,007 tonnes	21,854 tonnes	Greece
1990s	106,723 tonnes	122,299 tonnes	15,576 tonnes	Nigeria
2000s	88,979 tonnes	45,915 tonnes	43,064 tonnes	Greece
2010s	51,850 tonnes	44,437 tonnes	7,414 tonnes	Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Greece or Nigeria?: Greece, at 48,849 tonnes against 43,597 tonnes in Nigeria as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Greece and Nigeria?: 5,252 tonnes, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Nigeria?: 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Greece and Nigeria rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Greece ranks 50th 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.