India vs Morocco: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling
India
2.18 million tonnes
in 2018
Morocco
1.19 million tonnes
in 2018
India rank
4th
Morocco rank
5th
Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time
- India
- Morocco
How they compare
India currently reports 2.18 million tonnes against 1.19 million tonnes in Morocco, a difference of 992,630 tonnes.
That makes India's figure about 1.8 times Morocco's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Morocco ahead.
India ranks 4th and Morocco ranks 5th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 5 and Morocco in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2,980 tonnes | 136,820 tonnes | 133,840 tonnes | Morocco |
| 1960s | 23,339 tonnes | 199,412 tonnes | 176,072 tonnes | Morocco |
| 1970s | 328,260 tonnes | 246,584 tonnes | 81,676 tonnes | India |
| 1980s | 631,105 tonnes | 414,969 tonnes | 216,136 tonnes | India |
| 1990s | 1.21 million tonnes | 715,408 tonnes | 491,340 tonnes | India |
| 2000s | 1.27 million tonnes | 893,645 tonnes | 380,136 tonnes | India |
| 2010s | 2.12 million tonnes | 1.05 million tonnes | 1.08 million tonnes | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, India or Morocco?
- India, at 2.18 million tonnes against 1.19 million tonnes in Morocco as of 2018.
- What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between India and Morocco?
- 992,630 tonnes, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Morocco?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
- How do India and Morocco rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?
- India ranks 4th and Morocco ranks 5th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Sea Around Us (2020) β 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
Bottom trawling is a fishing method in which a large, heavy net is dragged along the seafloor to catch fish and other marine life.