Guinea vs North Korea: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling
Guinea
85,438 tonnes
in 2018
North Korea
72,377 tonnes
in 2018
Guinea rank
38th
North Korea rank
41st
Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time
- Guinea
- North Korea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 85,438 tonnes against 72,377 tonnes in North Korea, a difference of 13,061 tonnes.
That makes Guinea's figure about 1.2 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was North Korea ahead.
Guinea ranks 38th and North Korea ranks 41st of 111 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 11,330 tonnes | 302,649 tonnes | 291,319 tonnes | North Korea |
| 1960s | 35,908 tonnes | 474,965 tonnes | 439,058 tonnes | North Korea |
| 1970s | 60,272 tonnes | 682,632 tonnes | 622,361 tonnes | North Korea |
| 1980s | 75,873 tonnes | 661,109 tonnes | 585,236 tonnes | North Korea |
| 1990s | 56,917 tonnes | 161,065 tonnes | 104,147 tonnes | North Korea |
| 2000s | 44,759 tonnes | 54,149 tonnes | 9,391 tonnes | North Korea |
| 2010s | 49,854 tonnes | 67,489 tonnes | 17,635 tonnes | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Guinea or North Korea?
- Guinea, at 85,438 tonnes against 72,377 tonnes in North Korea as of 2018.
- What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Guinea and North Korea?
- 13,061 tonnes, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and North Korea?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
- How do Guinea and North Korea rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?
- Guinea ranks 38th and North Korea ranks 41st 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.