India vs Vietnam: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling
India
2.18 million tonnes
in 2018
Vietnam
2.47 million tonnes
in 2018
India rank
4th
Vietnam rank
3rd
Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time
- India
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 2.47 million tonnes against 2.18 million tonnes in India, a difference of 287,370 tonnes.
That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was India ahead.
India ranks 4th and Vietnam ranks 3rd of 111 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, India averaged higher in 3 and Vietnam in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 328,260 tonnes | 23.5 tonnes | 328,236 tonnes | India |
| 1980s | 631,105 tonnes | 23,433 tonnes | 607,671 tonnes | India |
| 1990s | 1.21 million tonnes | 547,479 tonnes | 659,269 tonnes | India |
| 2000s | 1.27 million tonnes | 1.48 million tonnes | 205,301 tonnes | Vietnam |
| 2010s | 2.12 million tonnes | 2.29 million tonnes | 163,733 tonnes | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, India or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 2.47 million tonnes against 2.18 million tonnes in India as of 2018.
- What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between India and Vietnam?
- 287,370 tonnes, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Vietnam?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
- How do India and Vietnam rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?
- India ranks 4th and Vietnam ranks 3rd 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.