Greenland vs Guinea: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling
Greenland
77,468 tonnes
in 2018
Guinea
85,438 tonnes
in 2018
Greenland rank
40th
Guinea rank
38th
Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time
- Greenland
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 85,438 tonnes against 77,468 tonnes in Greenland, a difference of 7,970 tonnes.
That makes Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Greenland's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Guinea ahead.
Greenland ranks 40th and Guinea ranks 38th of 111 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 1 and Guinea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,831 tonnes | 45,725 tonnes | 43,894 tonnes | Guinea |
| 1970s | 21,778 tonnes | 60,272 tonnes | 38,494 tonnes | Guinea |
| 1980s | 33,133 tonnes | 75,873 tonnes | 42,740 tonnes | Guinea |
| 1990s | 28,269 tonnes | 56,917 tonnes | 28,649 tonnes | Guinea |
| 2000s | 44,372 tonnes | 44,759 tonnes | 386.6 tonnes | Guinea |
| 2010s | 68,683 tonnes | 49,854 tonnes | 18,829 tonnes | Greenland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Greenland or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 85,438 tonnes against 77,468 tonnes in Greenland as of 2018.
- What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Greenland and Guinea?
- 7,970 tonnes, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Guinea?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2018.
- How do Greenland and Guinea rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?
- Greenland ranks 40th and Guinea ranks 38th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Sea Around Us (2020) β 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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About this data
Bottom trawling is a fishing method in which a large, heavy net is dragged along the seafloor to catch fish and other marine life.