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

Senegal, at 92,467 tonnes against 85,438 tonnes in Guinea as of 2018.

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

7,029 tonnes, with Senegal ahead.

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

69 years are reported by both, from 1950 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 Senegal: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Guinea

85,438 tonnes

in 2018

Senegal

92,467 tonnes

in 2018

Guinea rank

38th

Senegal rank

36th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Guinea
Senegal

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 92,467 tonnes against 85,438 tonnes in Guinea, a difference of 7,029 tonnes.

That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Senegal ahead.

Guinea ranks 38th and Senegal ranks 36th of 111 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Senegal in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
1950s	11,330 tonnes	2,242 tonnes	9,088 tonnes	Guinea
1960s	35,908 tonnes	16,873 tonnes	19,034 tonnes	Guinea
1970s	60,272 tonnes	88,696 tonnes	28,424 tonnes	Senegal
1980s	75,873 tonnes	184,058 tonnes	108,184 tonnes	Senegal
1990s	56,917 tonnes	262,579 tonnes	205,661 tonnes	Senegal
2000s	44,759 tonnes	218,504 tonnes	173,745 tonnes	Senegal
2010s	49,854 tonnes	136,161 tonnes	86,307 tonnes	Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Guinea or Senegal?: Senegal, at 92,467 tonnes against 85,438 tonnes in Guinea as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Guinea and Senegal?: 7,029 tonnes, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Senegal?: 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Guinea and Senegal rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Guinea ranks 38th and Senegal ranks 36th 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.