Iceland vs Russia: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Iceland
270,807 tonnes
in 2018
Russia
369,531 tonnes
in 2018
Iceland rank
18th
Russia rank
17th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

  • Iceland
  • Russia
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M195019842018

How they compare

Russia currently reports 369,531 tonnes against 270,807 tonnes in Iceland, a difference of 98,724 tonnes.

That makes Russia's figure about 1.4 times Iceland's.

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

Iceland ranks 18th and Russia ranks 17th of 111 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Russia Difference Ahead
1950s 394,040 tonnes 1.32 million tonnes 923,272 tonnes Russia
1960s 266,624 tonnes 3.64 million tonnes 3.37 million tonnes Russia
1970s 275,882 tonnes 5.68 million tonnes 5.41 million tonnes Russia
1980s 415,198 tonnes 5.56 million tonnes 5.15 million tonnes Russia
1990s 259,125 tonnes 611,030 tonnes 351,904 tonnes Russia
2000s 244,419 tonnes 288,573 tonnes 44,154 tonnes Russia
2010s 227,700 tonnes 431,361 tonnes 203,661 tonnes Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Iceland or Russia?
Russia, at 369,531 tonnes against 270,807 tonnes in Iceland as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Iceland and Russia?
98,724 tonnes, with Russia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Russia?
69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Iceland and Russia rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?
Iceland ranks 18th and Russia ranks 17th 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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About this data

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

Bottom trawling is a fishing method in which a large, heavy net is dragged along the seafloor to catch fish and other marine life.