What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Hong Kong and Myanmar?

114,152 tonnes, with Myanmar ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Myanmar?

66 years are reported by both, from 1953 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.

Hong Kong vs Myanmar: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Hong Kong

511,312 tonnes

in 2018

Myanmar

625,464 tonnes

in 2018

Hong Kong rank

13th

Myanmar rank

12th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Hong Kong
Myanmar

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 625,464 tonnes against 511,312 tonnes in Hong Kong, a difference of 114,152 tonnes.

That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.2 times Hong Kong's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1953 it was Hong Kong ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 13th and Myanmar ranks 12th of 111 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 5 and Myanmar in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hong Kong	Myanmar	Difference	Ahead
1950s	60,029 tonnes	1,361 tonnes	58,668 tonnes	Hong Kong
1960s	98,335 tonnes	10,207 tonnes	88,128 tonnes	Hong Kong
1970s	200,451 tonnes	77,623 tonnes	122,828 tonnes	Hong Kong
1980s	254,834 tonnes	141,331 tonnes	113,503 tonnes	Hong Kong
1990s	381,151 tonnes	224,889 tonnes	156,262 tonnes	Hong Kong
2000s	254,260 tonnes	545,819 tonnes	291,560 tonnes	Myanmar
2010s	351,305 tonnes	629,855 tonnes	278,551 tonnes	Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Hong Kong or Myanmar?: Myanmar, at 625,464 tonnes against 511,312 tonnes in Hong Kong as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Hong Kong and Myanmar?: 114,152 tonnes, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Myanmar?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 2018.
How do Hong Kong and Myanmar rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Hong Kong ranks 13th and Myanmar ranks 12th 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.