Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Iceland or Poland?

Iceland, at 270,807 tonnes against 210,541 tonnes in Poland as of 2018.

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

60,266 tonnes, with Iceland ahead.

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

61 years are reported by both, from 1958 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 Poland: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Iceland

270,807 tonnes

in 2018

Poland

210,541 tonnes

in 2018

Iceland rank

18th

Poland rank

20th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Iceland
Poland

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 270,807 tonnes against 210,541 tonnes in Poland, a difference of 60,266 tonnes.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.3 times Poland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1958 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 18th and Poland ranks 20th of 111 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 6 and Poland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Poland	Difference	Ahead
1950s	609,360 tonnes	1,571 tonnes	607,789 tonnes	Iceland
1960s	266,624 tonnes	197,085 tonnes	69,539 tonnes	Iceland
1970s	275,882 tonnes	338,494 tonnes	62,612 tonnes	Poland
1980s	415,198 tonnes	174,440 tonnes	240,758 tonnes	Iceland
1990s	259,125 tonnes	86,982 tonnes	172,144 tonnes	Iceland
2000s	244,419 tonnes	129,041 tonnes	115,378 tonnes	Iceland
2010s	227,700 tonnes	180,399 tonnes	47,301 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 Poland?: Iceland, at 270,807 tonnes against 210,541 tonnes in Poland as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Iceland and Poland?: 60,266 tonnes, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Poland?: 61 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2018.
How do Iceland and Poland rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Iceland ranks 18th and Poland ranks 20th 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.