India vs Norway: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

India
2.18 million tonnes
in 2018
Norway
859,280 tonnes
in 2018
India rank
4th
Norway rank
6th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

  • India
  • Norway
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How they compare

India currently reports 2.18 million tonnes against 859,280 tonnes in Norway, a difference of 1.32 million tonnes.

That makes India's figure about 2.5 times Norway's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Norway ahead.

India ranks 4th and Norway ranks 6th of 111 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 4 and Norway in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Norway Difference Ahead
1950s 2,980 tonnes 246,219 tonnes 243,239 tonnes Norway
1960s 23,339 tonnes 344,809 tonnes 321,470 tonnes Norway
1970s 328,260 tonnes 438,448 tonnes 110,188 tonnes Norway
1980s 631,105 tonnes 427,195 tonnes 203,909 tonnes India
1990s 1.21 million tonnes 523,617 tonnes 683,131 tonnes India
2000s 1.27 million tonnes 294,754 tonnes 979,028 tonnes India
2010s 2.12 million tonnes 680,506 tonnes 1.44 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 Norway?
India, at 2.18 million tonnes against 859,280 tonnes in Norway as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between India and Norway?
1.32 million tonnes, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Norway?
69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do India and Norway rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?
India ranks 4th and Norway ranks 6th 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.