Greece vs Sri Lanka: Bottom trawling

Greece
35,921
in 2018
Sri Lanka
42,406
in 2018
Greece rank
57th
Sri Lanka rank
55th

Bottom trawling over time

  • Greece
  • Sri Lanka
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k195019842018

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 42,406 against 35,921 in Greece, a difference of 6,485.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times Greece's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 57th and Sri Lanka ranks 55th of 135 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1950s 14,884 10,259 4,625 Greece
1960s 35,286 27,326 7,960 Greece
1970s 53,470 46,469 7,002 Greece
1980s 94,032 50,141 43,891 Greece
1990s 106,922 37,703 69,219 Greece
2000s 89,709 34,610 55,099 Greece
2010s 40,874 41,810 936.32 Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bottom trawling, Greece or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 42,406 against 35,921 in Greece as of 2018.
What is the difference in bottom trawling between Greece and Sri Lanka?
6,485, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Sri Lanka?
69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Greece and Sri Lanka rank globally for bottom trawling?
Greece ranks 57th and Sri Lanka ranks 55th of 135 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Bottom trawling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Bottom trawling
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
135 places, 9,315 data points, 1950–2018
Last refreshed