What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Iceland and New Zealand?

59,259 tonnes, with Iceland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and New Zealand?

68 years are reported by both, from 1951 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.

Iceland vs New Zealand: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Iceland

270,807 tonnes

in 2018

New Zealand

211,548 tonnes

in 2018

Iceland rank

18th

New Zealand rank

19th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Iceland
New Zealand

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 270,807 tonnes against 211,548 tonnes in New Zealand, a difference of 59,259 tonnes.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.3 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 68 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 18th and New Zealand ranks 19th of 111 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1950s	412,458 tonnes	2,032 tonnes	410,425 tonnes	Iceland
1960s	266,624 tonnes	9,020 tonnes	257,604 tonnes	Iceland
1970s	275,882 tonnes	48,940 tonnes	226,942 tonnes	Iceland
1980s	415,198 tonnes	174,317 tonnes	240,881 tonnes	Iceland
1990s	259,125 tonnes	203,304 tonnes	55,822 tonnes	Iceland
2000s	244,419 tonnes	173,524 tonnes	70,895 tonnes	Iceland
2010s	227,700 tonnes	180,758 tonnes	46,942 tonnes	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Iceland or New Zealand?: Iceland, at 270,807 tonnes against 211,548 tonnes in New Zealand as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Iceland and New Zealand?: 59,259 tonnes, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and New Zealand?: 68 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2018.
How do Iceland and New Zealand rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Iceland ranks 18th and New Zealand ranks 19th 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.