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

Sweden, at 56,944 tonnes against 48,849 tonnes in Greece as of 2018.

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

8,095 tonnes, with Sweden ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Sweden?

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 Sweden: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Greece

48,849 tonnes

in 2018

Sweden

56,944 tonnes

in 2018

Greece rank

50th

Sweden rank

47th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Greece
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 56,944 tonnes against 48,849 tonnes in Greece, a difference of 8,095 tonnes.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Greece's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sweden ahead.

Greece ranks 50th and Sweden ranks 47th of 111 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1950s	14,884 tonnes	91,701 tonnes	76,817 tonnes	Sweden
1960s	35,056 tonnes	139,566 tonnes	104,510 tonnes	Sweden
1970s	53,098 tonnes	95,788 tonnes	42,690 tonnes	Sweden
1980s	93,861 tonnes	98,693 tonnes	4,833 tonnes	Sweden
1990s	106,723 tonnes	88,227 tonnes	18,496 tonnes	Greece
2000s	88,979 tonnes	74,373 tonnes	14,605 tonnes	Greece
2010s	51,850 tonnes	61,845 tonnes	9,994 tonnes	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Greece or Sweden?: Sweden, at 56,944 tonnes against 48,849 tonnes in Greece as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Greece and Sweden?: 8,095 tonnes, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Sweden?: 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Greece and Sweden rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Greece ranks 50th and Sweden ranks 47th 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.