Iceland vs Japan: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling
Iceland
270,807 tonnes
in 2018
Japan
418,239 tonnes
in 2018
Iceland rank
18th
Japan rank
15th
Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time
- Iceland
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 418,239 tonnes against 270,807 tonnes in Iceland, a difference of 147,432 tonnes.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.5 times Iceland's.
Across all 69 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 18th and Japan ranks 15th of 111 countries.
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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.