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

Greenland, at 77,468 tonnes against 70,716 tonnes in Mauritania as of 2018.

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

6,752 tonnes, with Greenland ahead.

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

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 Mauritania: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Greenland

77,468 tonnes

in 2018

Mauritania

70,716 tonnes

in 2018

Greenland rank

40th

Mauritania rank

42nd

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Greenland
Mauritania

How they compare

Greenland currently reports 77,468 tonnes against 70,716 tonnes in Mauritania, a difference of 6,752 tonnes.

That makes Greenland's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Mauritania ahead.

Greenland ranks 40th and Mauritania ranks 42nd of 111 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greenland	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1,831 tonnes	17,476 tonnes	15,646 tonnes	Mauritania
1970s	21,778 tonnes	12,297 tonnes	9,481 tonnes	Greenland
1980s	33,133 tonnes	45,862 tonnes	12,729 tonnes	Mauritania
1990s	28,269 tonnes	205,847 tonnes	177,579 tonnes	Mauritania
2000s	44,372 tonnes	207,540 tonnes	163,168 tonnes	Mauritania
2010s	68,683 tonnes	48,628 tonnes	20,055 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 Mauritania?: Greenland, at 77,468 tonnes against 70,716 tonnes in Mauritania as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Greenland and Mauritania?: 6,752 tonnes, with Greenland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Mauritania?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2018.
How do Greenland and Mauritania rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Greenland ranks 40th and Mauritania ranks 42nd 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.