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

Greece, at 48,849 tonnes against 47,385 tonnes in Uruguay as of 2018.

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

1,464 tonnes, with Greece ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greece 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.

Greece vs Uruguay: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Greece

48,849 tonnes

in 2018

Uruguay

47,385 tonnes

in 2018

Greece rank

50th

Uruguay rank

51st

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Greece
Uruguay

How they compare

Greece currently reports 48,849 tonnes against 47,385 tonnes in Uruguay, a difference of 1,464 tonnes.

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

Greece ranks 50th and Uruguay ranks 51st of 111 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1950s	14,884 tonnes	3,099 tonnes	11,785 tonnes	Greece
1960s	35,056 tonnes	8,072 tonnes	26,984 tonnes	Greece
1970s	53,098 tonnes	31,186 tonnes	21,912 tonnes	Greece
1980s	93,861 tonnes	122,471 tonnes	28,611 tonnes	Uruguay
1990s	106,723 tonnes	107,583 tonnes	859.79 tonnes	Uruguay
2000s	88,979 tonnes	78,362 tonnes	10,616 tonnes	Greece
2010s	51,850 tonnes	50,452 tonnes	1,398 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 Uruguay?: Greece, at 48,849 tonnes against 47,385 tonnes in Uruguay as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Greece and Uruguay?: 1,464 tonnes, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Uruguay?: 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Greece and Uruguay rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Greece ranks 50th 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.