India vs United States: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling
India
2.18 million tonnes
in 2018
United States
791,936 tonnes
in 2018
India rank
4th
United States rank
7th
Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time
- India
- United States
How they compare
India currently reports 2.18 million tonnes against 791,936 tonnes in United States, a difference of 1.39 million tonnes.
That makes India's figure about 2.8 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United States ahead.
India ranks 4th and United States ranks 7th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 2 and United States in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2,980 tonnes | 610,297 tonnes | 607,317 tonnes | United States |
| 1960s | 23,339 tonnes | 528,345 tonnes | 505,006 tonnes | United States |
| 1970s | 328,260 tonnes | 431,338 tonnes | 103,078 tonnes | United States |
| 1980s | 631,105 tonnes | 1.08 million tonnes | 448,133 tonnes | United States |
| 1990s | 1.21 million tonnes | 1.28 million tonnes | 76,182 tonnes | United States |
| 2000s | 1.27 million tonnes | 629,861 tonnes | 643,920 tonnes | India |
| 2010s | 2.12 million tonnes | 685,835 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 United States?
- India, at 2.18 million tonnes against 791,936 tonnes in United States as of 2018.
- What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between India and United States?
- 1.39 million tonnes, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and United States?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
- How do India and United States rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?
- India ranks 4th and United States ranks 7th 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.