What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Indonesia and Morocco?

1.39 million tonnes, with Indonesia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Morocco?

58 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2018.

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.

Indonesia vs Morocco: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Indonesia

2.58 million tonnes

in 2018

Morocco

1.19 million tonnes

in 2018

Indonesia rank

2nd

Morocco rank

5th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Indonesia
Morocco

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 2.58 million tonnes against 1.19 million tonnes in Morocco, a difference of 1.39 million tonnes.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 2.2 times Morocco's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 58 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Morocco ahead.

Indonesia ranks 2nd and Morocco ranks 5th of 111 countries.

Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Indonesia	Morocco	Difference	Ahead
1960s	357,224 tonnes	204,286 tonnes	152,938 tonnes	Indonesia
1970s	1.04 million tonnes	246,584 tonnes	789,730 tonnes	Indonesia
1980s	1.96 million tonnes	414,969 tonnes	1.55 million tonnes	Indonesia
1990s	1.71 million tonnes	715,408 tonnes	993,928 tonnes	Indonesia
2000s	1.86 million tonnes	893,645 tonnes	963,901 tonnes	Indonesia
2010s	2.28 million tonnes	1.05 million tonnes	1.24 million tonnes	Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Indonesia or Morocco?: Indonesia, at 2.58 million tonnes against 1.19 million tonnes in Morocco as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Indonesia and Morocco?: 1.39 million tonnes, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Morocco?: 58 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2018.
How do Indonesia and Morocco rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Indonesia ranks 2nd and Morocco ranks 5th 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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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: 18 September 2026

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