Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Guinea or Peru?

Peru, at 99,653 tonnes against 85,438 tonnes in Guinea as of 2018.

What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Guinea and Peru?

14,215 tonnes, with Peru ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Peru?

52 years are reported by both, from 1967 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.

Guinea vs Peru: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Guinea

85,438 tonnes

in 2018

Peru

99,653 tonnes

in 2018

Guinea rank

38th

Peru rank

35th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Guinea
Peru

How they compare

Peru currently reports 99,653 tonnes against 85,438 tonnes in Guinea, a difference of 14,215 tonnes.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.2 times Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Guinea ahead.

Guinea ranks 38th and Peru ranks 35th of 111 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea	Peru	Difference	Ahead
1960s	44,468 tonnes	33,353 tonnes	11,115 tonnes	Guinea
1970s	60,272 tonnes	129,186 tonnes	68,914 tonnes	Peru
1980s	75,873 tonnes	98,759 tonnes	22,885 tonnes	Peru
1990s	56,917 tonnes	214,504 tonnes	157,587 tonnes	Peru
2000s	44,759 tonnes	72,179 tonnes	27,420 tonnes	Peru
2010s	49,854 tonnes	83,252 tonnes	33,398 tonnes	Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Guinea or Peru?: Peru, at 99,653 tonnes against 85,438 tonnes in Guinea as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Guinea and Peru?: 14,215 tonnes, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Peru?: 52 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2018.
How do Guinea and Peru rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Guinea ranks 38th and Peru ranks 35th 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.