Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Greenland or North Korea?

Greenland, at 77,468 tonnes against 72,377 tonnes in North Korea as of 2018.

What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Greenland and North Korea?

5,091 tonnes, with Greenland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and North Korea?

51 years are reported by both, from 1968 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.

Greenland vs North Korea: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Greenland

77,468 tonnes

in 2018

North Korea

72,377 tonnes

in 2018

Greenland rank

40th

North Korea rank

41st

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Greenland
North Korea

How they compare

Greenland currently reports 77,468 tonnes against 72,377 tonnes in North Korea, a difference of 5,091 tonnes.

That makes Greenland's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1968 it was North Korea ahead.

Greenland ranks 40th and North Korea ranks 41st of 111 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 1 and North Korea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greenland	North Korea	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1,831 tonnes	521,556 tonnes	519,725 tonnes	North Korea
1970s	21,778 tonnes	682,632 tonnes	660,855 tonnes	North Korea
1980s	33,133 tonnes	661,109 tonnes	627,976 tonnes	North Korea
1990s	28,269 tonnes	161,065 tonnes	132,796 tonnes	North Korea
2000s	44,372 tonnes	54,149 tonnes	9,777 tonnes	North Korea
2010s	68,683 tonnes	67,489 tonnes	1,194 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 North Korea?: Greenland, at 77,468 tonnes against 72,377 tonnes in North Korea as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Greenland and North Korea?: 5,091 tonnes, with Greenland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and North Korea?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2018.
How do Greenland and North Korea rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Greenland ranks 40th and North Korea ranks 41st 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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About this data

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: 07 August 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.